linesman
noun
linesman is spelled L-I-N-E-S-M-A-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, linesman means “An assistant referee” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of linesman is linesmen.
How many letters and syllables are in linesman?
| Letters | 8: L-I-N-E-S-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is linesman?
Linesman appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce linesman?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-linesman.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of linesman
- linesmen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does linesman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An assistant referee.
- 2
datedA male line judge.
- 3
An official whose primary task is to watch the blue line and determine when there has been an offside.
- 4
An official whose primary task is to determine whether there has been a line of scrimmage violation.
- 5
A person employed to work on electrical lines; a lineman.
- 6
A private in the line.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate linesman?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of linesman: lino.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Linesman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense soccer: assistant referee:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | juge de touche |
| Portuguese | bandeirinha, árbitro assistente |
| Spanish | linier |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does linesman come from?
From line + -s- + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).