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head lineswoman

head lineswoman

8.5
A woman official in American football who records how many yards a team gains or loses
  • noun
  • /hɛd ˈlaɪnzˌwɪmən/
  • US
: jueza de línea principal
  • As a head lineswoman, she maintained precise records of every play's yardage.

Examples

  • Sarah was promoted to head lineswoman after several years of officiating football games.

  • Can you believe a head lineswoman officiated the Super Bowl?

  • The head lineswoman quickly signaled the penalty to the referee during the match.

  • The head lineswoman made a crucial call during the game.

  • As a head lineswoman, she maintained precise records of every play's yardage.

  • The head lineswoman quickly signaled the penalty to the referee during the match.

  • Sarah was promoted to head lineswoman after several years of officiating football games.

Synonyms

head linesman
vshead lineswoman
  • US
1 7.6

An official who watches the line where play starts and records yards gained or lost

records yardage but does not judge plays along the line
head linesperson
vshead lineswoman
  • US
8.0

An official who records how many yards a team gains or loses and watches the chain crew

focuses only on recording yardage rather than supervising the chain crew

Surface Forms

lineswoman singular
lineswomen plural

Morphology

head + lineswoman

The meaning is directly derivable from composing 'head' (leader/chief) with 'lineswoman' (a female official responsible for line decisions), yielding the chief or leading lineswoman who oversees line-yardage decisions. This is a transparent nominal composition following common English patterns and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

The noun head lineswoman comes from football: head means the lead official and a lineswoman is a woman who watches the sideline and the line where plays stop. So, the phrase means 'the woman official who records the yards gained or lost'.