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lineman

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about lineman at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  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.

Origin

From line + -man.

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