Associations to the word «Lineman»

Wiktionary

LINEMAN, noun. A person who installs and repairs overhead cables (either power or telephone); a linesman
LINEMAN, noun. (American football) a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage
LINEMAN SPLICE, noun. A method of tightly joining two ends of metal wire by twisting each around the other.

Dictionary definition

LINEMAN, noun. One of the players on the line of scrimmage.
LINEMAN, noun. The surveyor who marks positions with a range pole.
LINEMAN, noun. A person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines.
LINEMAN, noun. (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage.

Wise words

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