lineman
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- noun
- /ˈlaɪnˌmæn/
- US
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técnico de líneas eléctricas
- As a lineman, he often spends hours atop poles fixing telephone lines for the local community.
- power lineman
- telephone lineman
- company lineman
Examples
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A lineman on the power pole waves frantically at him and returns to furious work.
Fiction book (2000) -
Dad had his pickup, in which he'd drive down to his job as a lineman, working late nights and around the clock during storms.
Fiction book (2001) -
I am a lineman for the county, and I drive the main road.
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I'm not gonna be a lineman forever, I promise you that.
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I'm a lineman in your California division.
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Roy worked as a lineman for Florida Power and Light.
Fiction book (1998) -
On the ladder, a lineman is fixing a municipal power line.
Fiction book (1996) -
As the lineman worked his way up the telephone pole, she saw his suntanned arms glisten with sweat.
Fiction book (2002) -
Her husband, Benjamin Wing, a power-company lineman, had been electrocuted almost three years ago in a work-related accident.
Fiction book (1998) -
I introduced her to my daughter and was, in turn, introduced to her ex-husband Buster Levisay, a lineman for Southwestern Bell.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
A person who fixes power lines that carry electricity and phone services
A woman who installs and fixes power or phone lines
A woman who installs and fixes wires for electricity or phone service
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lineman comes from the parts line and man, meaning a 'man who works on a line'. For electrical or telephone work the 'line' is the wire that carries power or calls, so a lineman is the worker who installs and fixes those lines, often high on poles.