Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lineman"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lineman \Line"man\ (l[imac]n"m[a^]n), n.; pl. {Linemen}
(-m[e^]n).
1. One who carries the line in surveying, etc.
2. A man employed to examine the rails of a railroad to see
if they are in good condition; also, a man employed to
repair telegraph lines.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lineman
n 1: one of the players on the line of scrimmage
2: the surveyor who marks positions with a range pole
3: a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone
lines [syn: {electrician}, {linesman}]
4: the position of a player on a football team who is stationed
on the line of scrimmage
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