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Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Sports A woman official in various court games whose chief duty is to call shots that fall out of bounds.
- n. Sports Either of two women officials in ice hockey who call icing and offsides, conduct face-offs, and call penalties.
Wiktionary
- n. Female linesman.
Etymologies
- lines + woman (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Rafter and Agassi called the lineswoman's decision to report the obscenity "unfair.”
“Here's the queen of American tennis, unhinged about a terrible (bleep) foot-fault call, moving ominously toward the poor (bleep) lady who made it, while holding up her racket as if it were a samurai sword, barking about wanting to take the (bleep) tennis ball and force feed it to the lineswoman.”
Apology and fine are a start, but Serena should be suspended
“Toms was the first female to officiate in the Premier League, as a lineswoman.”
The Huffington Post: Two British Soccer Commentators Dropped Over Sexist Comments
“Andy Gray and Richard Keys were disciplined Monday for derogatory comments about Sian Massey's suitability as a lineswoman for a Premier League game the commentators were working Saturday for Sky Sports.”
The Huffington Post: Two British Soccer Commentators Dropped Over Sexist Comments
“Getty Images Serena Williams Williams had been on two-year probation for a 2009 incident during the U.S. Open semifinal, when she verbally abused a lineswoman who had called her for a foot fault.”
The Wall Street Journal: Tirade Draws a Fine, But No Suspension
“Williams was charged with unsportsmanlike conduct for berating a lineswoman after the lineswoman called a foot-fault on Williams during the final game of the match.”
“Although the referee didn't have a good view, I thought the lineswoman, or whatever she's called, had a great view.”
The Guardian: Birmingham City 2-1 Ipswich Town | Championship match report
“Rio Ferdinand slams 'prehistoric' Sky pair over lineswoman comments”
The Guardian: New video heaps further pressure on Sky Sports' anchor Richard Keys
“But Roddick did berate the lineswoman – although without the threatening or colorful language that Serena Williams used when she launched a tirade at a line judge over a foot call at the end of her semifinal loss to Kim Clijsters in last year's semifinals.”
The Huffington Post: Andy Roddick Upset At US Open Following Outburst
“But the lineswoman mistakenly told Mr. Roddick he had faulted with his right foot, which Mr. Roddick correctly said was impossible.”
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