linesman

[ lahynz-muh n ]

/ ˈlaɪnz mən /

Sports.

an official, as in tennis and soccer, who assists the referee.
Football. an official who marks the distances gained and lost in the progress of play and otherwise assists the referee and field judge.
Ice Hockey. either of two officials who assist the referee by watching for icing, offside, and substitution violations and fouls and by conducting face-offs.

Origin of linesman

First recorded in 1855–60; line¹ + 's¹ + -man

liner, liner note, liner notes, linerboard, lines, linesman, lineswoman, lineup, liney, ling, ling.

Frank Lampard should have had a second for the Three Lions, but it was wrongfully disallowed by the linesman.

Germany Ousts England from World Cup |The Daily Beast |June 27, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Why, youyouLook here, dont you know anything about the duties of a linesman?

Center Rush Rowland |Ralph Henry Barbour
Lashed to a ring-bolt was a little, red-breeched French linesman, apparently dead.

A Gallant Grenadier |F.S. Brereton
His command consisted of five riflemen, a telephonist, a linesman, and two stretcher-bearers.

Canada in Flanders, Volume II (of 3) |Lord Max Aitken Beaverbrook

The linesman is closely connected with the referee in every way, although his duties are not really arduous.

Association Football |John Cameron
Those days over, he enters the arena as Umpire, Referee or Linesman.

Football Days |William H. Edwards

linesman

/ (ˈlaɪnzmən) /

an official who helps the referee or umpire in various sports, esp by indicating when the ball has gone out of play

mainly British a person who installs, maintains, or repairs telephone or electric-power lines US and Canadian name: lineman