lineman

Noun
  1. One of the players on the line of scrimmage (synset 110283108)
    is a type of: football player, footballer - an athlete who plays American football
    subtypes:
    • center, snapper - (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
    • end - (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
    • guard - the person who plays that position on a football team
    • tackle - the person who plays that position on a football team
  2. The surveyor who marks positions with a range pole (synset 110283277)
    is a type of: surveyor - an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures
  3. A person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines (synset 110069171)
    is a type of: skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills
    subtypes: gaffer - an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
    same as: electrician, linesman
  4. (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage (synset 100727351)
    referred to in: american football, american football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
    is a type of: position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
    subtypes:
    • center - (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
    • guard - (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage
    • tackle - (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage
    • end - (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage
    belongs to: linemen - the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage

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