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lineman

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line⋅man

[lahyn-muhn]
–noun, plural -men.
1. Also, linesman. a person who installs or repairs telephone, telegraph, or other wires.
2. Football. one of the players in the line, as a center, guard, tackle, or end.
3. Surveying. a person who marks the positions of a survey mark with a range pole or the like.

Origin:
1855–60; line 1 + -man


See -man.
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line·man   (līn'mən)   
n.  
  1. A person employed to install or repair telephone, telegraph, or electric power lines. Also called linesman.

  2. A man employed to inspect and repair railroad tracks.

  3. Football A player positioned on the forward line.

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