- another name for platelayer
a person who does the chaining, taping, or marking of points for a surveyor (formerly) the member of a beach life-saving team who controlled the line used to help drowning swimmers and surfers a member of the row of players who start each down positioned on either side of the line of scrimmage
another word forlinesman 2
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line•man /ˈlaɪnmən/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -men.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Telecommunicationsa person who installs or repairs telephone, telegraph, or other wires.
- Sportone of the players in the line of a football team, as a center, guard, tackle, or end.
line•man
(līn′mən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men.
- TelecommunicationsAlso, linesman. a person who installs or repairs telephone, telegraph, or other wires.
- Sport[Football.]one of the players in the line, as a center, guard, tackle, or end.
- Surveyinga person who marks the positions of a survey mark with a range pole or the like.
- line1 + -man 1855–60
- See -man.
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'lineman' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
center
- end
- forward
- guard
- interior lineman
- lineman's pliers
- linesman
- middle guard
- tackle