It was the linesman who signalled the goal, despite the fact he wasn't standing level with the goal line.
Source: tatoeba (9440418)
Linesman
Synonyms for "linesman" (4 found)
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Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
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7 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 14 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- حَكَمٌ مُسَاعِد noun (soccer: assistant referee)
- حَكَمُ رَايَة noun (soccer: assistant referee)
Bulgarian
2 entries- страничен съдия noun (soccer: assistant referee)
- съдия на линията noun (male line judge)
Catalan
3 entries- linier noun (soccer: assistant referee)
- linier noun (lineman)
- àrbitre assistent noun (soccer: assistant referee)
Finnish
4 entries- johtoasentaja noun (lineman)
- linjatuomari noun (soccer: assistant referee)
- linjatuomari noun (male line judge)
- linjatuomari noun (ice hockey: official whose primary task is to watch the blue line)
French
1 entries- juge de touche noun (soccer: assistant referee)
Greek
2 entries- επόπτης noun (soccer: assistant referee)
- επόπτρια noun (soccer: assistant referee)
Italian
1 entries- guardalinee noun (soccer: assistant referee)
Navajo
1 entries- béésh łichíiʼii nideiłtʼiʼí noun (lineman)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- linjemann noun (soccer: assistant referee)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- linemann noun (soccer: assistant referee)
- linjemann noun (soccer: assistant referee)
Portuguese
2 entries- bandeirinha noun (soccer: assistant referee)
- árbitro assistente noun (soccer: assistant referee)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- fear-loidhne noun (soccer: assistant referee)
Spanish
2 entries- linier noun (soccer: assistant referee)
- linier noun (lineman)
Swedish
4 entries- AD noun (soccer: assistant referee)
- ass-domare noun (soccer: assistant referee)
- assisterande domare noun (soccer: assistant referee)
- linjedomare noun (soccer: assistant referee)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Neither the referee nor linesman saw the ball cross the goal line.
Source: tatoeba (11899535)
A linesman replaced injured referee Rebecca Welch after 50 minutes and with no other official present, qualified referee Pattison, 60, ran the line.
Source: wiktionary
As the linesman raised his flag, Neville played on, crossing for Piovaccari to net.
Source: wiktionary
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