# lineman

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #21,850

## Definitions
1. A person who installs and repairs overhead cables (either power or telephone); a linesman.
2. A player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage.
3. Someone who repairs railway tracks.

## Etymology
From line + -man.

## Easily confused with
- **linen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lineman-vs-linen)
- **linesman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lineman-vs-linesman)
- **linear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/linear-vs-lineman)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ilneman`, `lienman`, `lineamn`, `linemann`, `linemman`, `linemna`, `linmean`, `linneman`, `llineman`, `lnieman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lineman