lineman

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A person employed to install or repair telephone, telegraph, or electric power lines. Also called linesman.
2. n. A man employed to inspect and repair railroad tracks.
3. n. Football A player positioned on the forward line.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A person who carries the line in surveying, etc.
2. n. One employed in duties relating to the line of a railroad, telegraph, or telephone; one who attends to keeping the parts of the line, as the rails, posts, wires, etc., in proper condition.
3. n. A line-fisherman.

Wiktionary

1. n. a person who installs and repairs overhead cables (either power or telephone); a linesman

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. One who carries the line in surveying, etc.; the surveyor who marks positions with a range pole.
2. n. A man employed to examine the rails of a railroad to see if they are in good condition; also, a man employed to install or repair telegraph, telephone, television cable, or power lines. Also called linesman.
3. n. (Football) A player whose position is in the first (forward) line, as opposed to a back; one who plays on the line of scrimmage. a center, guard, or tackle.
4. n. colloq. A ladies' man who is especially adept at inventing effective introductory phrases (pick-up lines) to gain a woman's attention.
5. n. the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. one of the players on the line of scrimmage
2. n. the surveyor who marks positions with a range pole
3. n. (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage
4. n. a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines