🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

liniero

Pronunciation / Transliteration: liˈnje.ɾo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lineman/ˈlaɪn.mən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El liniero trabajó todo el día para restablecer la electricidad."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who constructs or repairs electrical power or telephone cables.

    "The lineman worked high on the utility pole to restore power after the storm."
  2. 2

    A player on the football team who plays on the line of scrimmage.

    "The massive lineman blocked the defender to protect the quarterback."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word is a compound combining the English nouns 'line' and 'man', appearing in the mid-19th century with the rapid expansion of telegraph networks. Over time, its semantic scope expanded to include electrical power transmission workers and American football players positioned on the line of scrimmage.

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