Definition of: lineman

(līn′mən) noun plural ·men (-mən)
1. In surveying, a man who carries the tape, line, or chain.
2. A man employed about the line of a railway, telegraph, or telephone, especially in making repairs.
3. In football, one of the players stationed along the line of scrimmage, consisting of the center and the right and left guards, tackles, and ends.