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# linesman

noun (a linesman, linesmen)

«linesman» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (sport) An official who helps the referee or umpire by watching the lines of the pitch or court and showing with a flag when the ball goes out or a player is offside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/linesman/#m1)
2. A worker who puts up and repairs telephone or electricity lines, or railway lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/linesman/#m2)

### In the lessons

In PE and sport, in football the linesmen are now officially called «assistant referees»; in tennis, line judges call «Out!». In everyday news, linesmen repair power lines after storms. Phrases: the linesman's flag, raise the flag.

### Examples

- The linesman raised his flag for offside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/linesman/#x1)
- The ball went out, and the linesman pointed for a throw-in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/linesman/#x2)
- The players argued with the linesman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/linesman/#x3)
- After the storm, linesmen worked all night to fix the power lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/linesman/#x4)
- In tennis, the linesman shouted «Out!». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/linesman/#x5)
- The referee checked with the linesman before giving the goal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/linesman/#x6)
- Linesmen climbed the poles to repair the broken cable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/linesman/#x7)

### Note

Plural: linesmen. Officially in football: assistant referee; in tennis: line judge. A woman doing the job is often called «lineswoman» or «assistant referee». Pronounced LINES-mun.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «linesman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/linesman/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«linesman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/linesman.html) on Mova free.