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noun
A person who installs and repairs overhead cables (either power or telephone); a linesman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Someone who repairs railway tracks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: position
Narrower terms: center, guard, tackle, end
noun
a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: electrician, linesman
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Broader terms: skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman
Narrower terms: gaffer
noun
one of the players on the line of scrimmage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: football player, footballer
Narrower terms: center, snapper, end, guard, tackle
noun
the surveyor who marks positions with a range pole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: surveyor
History
From line + -man.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
