- lineman
- noun Date: 1876 1. one who sets up or repairs electric wire communication or power lines — called also linesman 2. a player in the forward line of a team; specifically a football player in the line
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Lineman — or linesman may refer to:*Lineman (occupation), one who installs and maintains electrical, telephone, and/or telegraph lines ** Wichita Lineman , a popular song written by Jimmy Webb in 1968, first recorded by Glen Campbell and widely covered… … Wikipedia
Lineman — Line man (l[imac]n m[a^]n), n.; pl. {Linemen} (l[imac]n m[e^]n). 1. One who carries the line in surveying, etc.; the surveyor who marks positions with a range pole. [1913 Webster] 2. A man employed to examine the rails of a railroad to see if… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lineman — (n.) 1858, worker on telegraph (later telephone) lines, from LINE (Cf. line) (n.) + MAN (Cf. man) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
lineman — [līn′mən] n. pl. linemen [līn′mən] 1. a person who carries a surveying line, tape, or chain 2. a person whose work is setting up and repairing telephone lines, electric power lines, etc. ☆ 3. Football a player on the line of scrimmage, whose… … English World dictionary
lineman — Synonyms and related words: amateur athlete, archer, athlete, baggage man, bakehead, ballplayer, baseballer, baseman, batter, battery, blocking back, bowman, brakeman, brakie, butcher, catcher, center, coach, competitor, conductor, cricketer,… … Moby Thesaurus
lineman — linemen linemen n. pl. {lineman}. the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage. WN hypen is odd for this def. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lineman — line|man [ˈlaınmən] n plural linemen [ mən] AmE 1.) a player in American football who plays in the front line of a team offensive/defensive lineman 2.) someone whose job is to take care of railway lines or telephone wires … Dictionary of contemporary English
Lineman's pliers — Other names combination pliers, Kleins (US/CAN) Classification hand tool Related pliers Lineman s pliers (US … Wikipedia
Lineman (occupation) — [ overhead lines (that supply power to trains)] A lineman (American English) or linesman (British English) (also occasionally called a lineworker or a line electrician) is a tradesman who constructs and maintains electric power transmission and… … Wikipedia
Lineman (American football) — A diagram of the linemen, with defensive linemen (in 4 3 formation) in red and offensive linemen in green. In American football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in… … Wikipedia
Lineman's handset — A lineman s handset is a special type of telephone used by technicians for installing and testing local loop telephone lines. It may also be called (including slang) a test set, butt set, goat, or buttinski.ComponentsA typical lineman s handset… … Wikipedia
