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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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Lucky for me, the Eagles had just hired Howard Mudd, a legendary coach who valued offensive linesmen for their athleticism more than their size.
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Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
In fairness to on-ice officials, NHL hockey is the world’s fastest team sport, and even four guys — two of them linesmen — can easily miss things like Dillon’s cross checks, which came after the play.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 1 Jan. 2024
Both linesmen even started skating in toward Montembeault as if the play was over.
—Eduardo A. Encina, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2024
That drew the ire of Nick Cousins, who dropped his gloves, but the linesmen got between him and Kerfoot before anything more could happen.
—Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
Head linesman Yvonda Lewis, line judge Tangela Mitchell, field judge Sebrina Brunson and back judge Krystle Apellaniz are part of the seven-person crew for the Division II game between Miles and Lane.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
Raso was clearly in an offside position, but play was allowed to continue, because of FIFA’s edict to linesmen to not immediately raise their flags.
—Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
Ukrainian linesmen repeatedly risked their lives last year, repairing breaks that bumped the Zaporizhzhia station offline while reactors were operating at full tilt.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 July 2023
Once standing, a linesman got between Ullmark and Tkachuk, and Ullmark was given a misconduct penalty for throwing a jab at Tkachuk.
—Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2023
Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
In fairness to on-ice officials, NHL hockey is the world’s fastest team sport, and even four guys — two of them linesmen — can easily miss things like Dillon’s cross checks, which came after the play.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 1 Jan. 2024
Both linesmen even started skating in toward Montembeault as if the play was over.
—Eduardo A. Encina, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2024
That drew the ire of Nick Cousins, who dropped his gloves, but the linesmen got between him and Kerfoot before anything more could happen.
—Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
Head linesman Yvonda Lewis, line judge Tangela Mitchell, field judge Sebrina Brunson and back judge Krystle Apellaniz are part of the seven-person crew for the Division II game between Miles and Lane.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
Raso was clearly in an offside position, but play was allowed to continue, because of FIFA’s edict to linesmen to not immediately raise their flags.
—Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
Ukrainian linesmen repeatedly risked their lives last year, repairing breaks that bumped the Zaporizhzhia station offline while reactors were operating at full tilt.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 July 2023
Once standing, a linesman got between Ullmark and Tkachuk, and Ullmark was given a misconduct penalty for throwing a jab at Tkachuk.
—Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2023
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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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