SINCE 1828
line judge
nounDefinition of line judge
: a football linesman whose duties include keeping track of the official time for the game
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Several fans of the Duchess noticed the similarities, and took to Twitter to point out that Meghan appears to have taken style notes from the line judges at Wimbledon. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Twitter Thinks Meghan Markle Is Dressed as a Line Judge at Wimbledon 2018," 14 July 2018 The other officials for the game will be umpire Roy Ellison, down judge Jerry Bergman, line judge Byron Boston, field judge Tom Hill, side judge Scott Edwards and back judge Perry Pagnelli. — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, "Gene Steratore Named Super Bowl LII Referee," 17 Jan. 2018 Modern tennis, despite the occasional rant at a line judge or Andre Agassi circa his long hair days aside, isn’t a sport known for an insurrection. — Todd Martens, latimes.com, "'Mario Tennis Aces' and the love of low-stakes competition," 12 July 2018 The celebration was cut short when the line judge raised his flag to indicate offside, but the referee, Mark Geiger of the United States, reviewed the sequence on a video screen after consulting via his earpiece with V.A.R. officials in Moscow. — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, "Germany Crashes Out of World Cup With a Loss to South Korea," 28 June 2018 The Video Assistant Referee crew took a closer look, overruled the line judge, and called it a goal. — Michelle Kaufman, miamiherald, "World Cup VAR drama as Spain, Portugal advance, plus other winners and losers," 25 June 2018 Other players have been fined larger amounts following a Grand Slam tournament, such as Serena Williams' $82,500 fine in 2009 for her tirade at a U.S. Open line judge. — USA TODAY, "Mischa Zverev fined $36,000 for retirement at Aussie Open," 23 Jan. 2018 The other members of the Super Bowl LII officiating crew are Roy Ellison (umpire), Jerry Bergman (down judge), Byron Boston (line judge), Tom Hill (field judge), Scott Edwards (side judge) and Perry Paganelli (back judge). — David Humphrey, star-telegram, "Super Bowl LII is coming ... do you know all the angles, facts and figures?," 26 Jan. 2018 The other members of the Super Bowl officiating team will be umpire Roy Ellison, down judge Jerry Bergman, line judge Byron Boston, field judge Tom Hill and back judge Perry Paganelli. — Mark Inabinett, AL.com, "Alabama graduate on officiating crew for Super Bowl LII," 18 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'line judge.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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