Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman official in various court games whose chief duty is to call shots that fall out of bounds.
- noun A woman official in soccer and other field games who indicates when the ball has gone out of bounds.
- noun Either of two women officials in ice hockey who call icing and offsides, conduct face-offs, and call penalties.
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- noun Female
linesman .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Rafter and Agassi called the lineswoman's decision to report the obscenity "unfair."
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Getty Images Serena Williams Williams had been on two-year probation for a 2009 incident during the U.S. Open semifinal, when she verbally abused a lineswoman who had called her for a foot fault.
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Rio Ferdinand slams 'prehistoric' Sky pair over lineswoman comments
Managing director can seize opportunity to overhaul Sky Sports team 2011
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Rio Ferdinand slams 'prehistoric' Sky pair over lineswoman comments
New video heaps further pressure on Sky Sports' anchor Richard Keys 2011
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Rio Ferdinand slams 'prehistoric' Sky pair over lineswoman comments
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Andy Gray and Richard Keys were disciplined Monday for derogatory comments about Sian Massey's suitability as a lineswoman for a Premier League game the commentators were working Saturday for Sky Sports.
Two British Soccer Commentators Dropped Over Sexist Comments AP 2011
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Here's the queen of American tennis, unhinged about a terrible (bleep) foot-fault call, moving ominously toward the poor (bleep) lady who made it, while holding up her racket as if it were a samurai sword, barking about wanting to take the (bleep) tennis ball and force feed it to the lineswoman.
Apology and fine are a start, but Serena should be suspended 2009
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Williams was charged with unsportsmanlike conduct for berating a lineswoman after the lineswoman called a foot-fault on Williams during the final game of the match.
Serena penalized for conduct as Clijsters advances to final 2009
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Toms was the first female to officiate in the Premier League, as a lineswoman.
Two British Soccer Commentators Dropped Over Sexist Comments AP 2011
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Although the referee didn't have a good view, I thought the lineswoman, or whatever she's called, had a great view.
Birmingham City 2-1 Ipswich Town | Championship match report 2012
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