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Noun: lineman (linemen)  lIn-mun
  1. One of the players on the line of scrimmage
     
  2. The surveyor who marks positions with a range pole
     
  3. [N. Amer] A person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
    - electrician, linesman, sparky [Brit, informal]
     
  4. (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage

Derived forms: linemen

Type of: football player [N. Amer], footballer [N. Amer], position, skilled worker, skilled workman, surveyor, trained worker

Part of: linemen

Encyclopedia: Lineman