Definitions
male official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside)
Word origin
From line + -s- + -man.
Used in a sentence
“A linesman replaced injured referee Rebecca Welch after 50 minutes and with no other official present, qualified referee Pattison, 60, ran the line.”
“As the linesman raised his flag, Neville played on, crossing for Piovaccari to net.”
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01“Tennis official”8 letters
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