linesman's Usage Examples:

Even after vehement protests from United players, the match continued, with Mottram refusing demands to consult his linesman.

With five minutes left, Carl Furlong unnecessarily abused a linesman, and was given a straight red.

Two minutes later, he was narrowly wide with a 20 yard drive and on 18 minutes, he was denied by a linesman.

In fact, his football prowess led him to a defensive linesman position in the region's annual high school All Star Hall of Fame Game.

The poor linesman is only a referee, like a judge is only a referee.

How else would he have omitted the biggest mugging of all: the one perpetrated by a blind Russian linesman in 1966?Whether that activity is mugging someone, breaking into a home, or dealing drugs, none of your options will be good.

She shooed the goat back into the pasture and grabbed a pair of linesman pliers and some bailing wire from the barn.

Another change that has stayed was that the referee could ask a linesman to help with a decision at any time during a game.

The referee did himself no favors deciding not to have a linesman and was poor throughout as a result.

The offsides given by both linesman were some of the worst I've ever seen.

Even the linesman got in on the act with a highly dubious offside against Cox.

Synonyms:

skilled worker, lineman, electrician, trained worker, gaffer, skilled workman,

Antonyms:

unestablished, unofficial, unauthorized, nonworker, civilian,