linesman

English

Etymology

From line +‎ -s- +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

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Noun

linesman (plural linesmen)

1. (soccer) An assistant referee.
   • 2015 November 18, “Steven Pattison: Carlisle United director runs line in FA Youth Cup”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     A linesman replaced injured referee Rebecca Welch after 50 minutes and with no other official present, qualified referee Pattison, 60, ran the line.

   • 2015 November 13, “Western Sydney Wanderers romp to victory at hapless Melbourne City”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[2]:

     As the linesman raised his flag, Neville played on, crossing for Piovaccari to net.

2. (tennis, dated) A male line judge.
3. (ice hockey) An official whose primary task is to watch the blue line and determine when there has been an offside.
4. (American football) An official whose primary task is to determine whether there has been a line of scrimmage violation.
5. A person employed to work on electrical lines; a lineman.
6. (military) A private in the line.

Usage notes

• In soccer, the term assistant referee has replaced linesman in official contexts and is preferred by gender-neutral prescription, though linesman remains in common use.
• In tennis, the term linesman is considered dated because not all line judges are male.

Derived terms

• head linesman

Translations

soccer: assistant referee

• Arabic: حَكَمٌ مُسَاعِد m (ḥakamun musāʕid), حَكَمُ رَايَة m (ḥakamu rāya)
• Bulgarian: страничен съдия m (straničen sǎdija)
• Finnish: linjatuomari (fi)
• Greek: επόπτης (el) m (epóptis), επόπτρια (el) f (epóptria)
• Italian: guardalinee (it) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: linjemann m

  Nynorsk: linemann m, linjemann m

• Portuguese: bandeirinha (pt) m or f, árbitro assistente m
• Scottish Gaelic: fear-loidhne m
• Swedish: linjedomare (sv) c, assisterande domare (sv) c, AD (sv) c (acronym), ass-domare c, linjeman (sv) c

male line judge

• Bulgarian: съдия на линията m (sǎdija na linijata)
• Finnish: linjatuomari (fi)

ice hockey: official whose primary task is to watch the blue line

• Finnish: linjatuomari (fi)

American football: official who determines if there has been a line of scrimmage violation

• Finnish: linjatuomari (fi)

lineman

• Catalan: linier m or f
• Finnish: johtoasentaja
• Navajo: béésh łichíiʼii nideiłtʼiʼí
• Spanish: linier m or f

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} juge de touche m
• German: ^{(please verify)} Linienrichter (de) m
• Irish: fear líne m

See also

• lineman
• lino

Anagrams

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