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: an official who assists a referee (as in football, tennis, or hockey) especially in determining if a ball, puck, or player is out-of-bounds or offside
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On one occasion, Brajan Gruda burst down the right wing and Micky van de Ven nearly shoved him into the linesman in his desperation to prevent another dangerous attack.
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Jay Harris, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
The living begins at the base of the tower at the foyer, which features a cascading water feature and a wall of tools unearthed in the 1940s that were once used by linesman to repair the tower.
—Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
However, a player from each team had faced off, the linesman dropped the puck, it then got deflected by Abbotsford and skittered back into the goal.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2025
There was an unplanned timeout early in the second period when linesman Bryan Panich had to be helped from the ice after an inadvertent collision with a Golden Knights player near the blue line.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2025
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Jay Harris, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
The living begins at the base of the tower at the foyer, which features a cascading water feature and a wall of tools unearthed in the 1940s that were once used by linesman to repair the tower.
—Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
However, a player from each team had faced off, the linesman dropped the puck, it then got deflected by Abbotsford and skittered back into the goal.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2025
There was an unplanned timeout early in the second period when linesman Bryan Panich had to be helped from the ice after an inadvertent collision with a Golden Knights player near the blue line.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for linesman
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“Linesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linesman. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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linesman
noun
lines·man
ˈlīnz-mən 
: an official who assists a referee in a game (as football or hockey)
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