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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
translation icon : 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 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
head linesman
vshead lineswoman
  • US
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

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'.