lineman

n.

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

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The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: one of the players on the line of scrimmage

Meaning #2: the surveyor who marks positions with a range pole

Meaning #3: a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines
  Synonyms: electrician, linesman

Meaning #4: the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - telefonarbejder, telegrafarbejder, linjemontør, linjearbejder, banearbejder

Nederlands (Dutch)
lijnwachter/-werker, scrimmage-/ lijnspeler (Amerikaans voetbal)

Français (French)
n. - (Élec) technicien de lignes, (Télécom) agent de lignes, (US, Sport) joueur qui se place sur la ligne

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Amer. Footb.) Stürmer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ηλεκτρολόγος, συντηρητής ή επιθεωρητής σιδηροτροχιών

Italiano (Italian)
guardafili

Português (Portuguese)
n. - instalador (m) de linhas (Elet.), atacante (m) (f) (Desp.)

Русский (Russian)
линейный монтер, путевой обходчик, судья на линии

Español (Spanish)
n. - reparador de líneas de comunicación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - linjearbetare, kabelläggare, banvakt, lantmäteribiträde, (sport) forward (i amerikansk fotboll)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
架线工, 线务员, 前锋, 巡线工人, 养路工人, 执线人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 架線工, 線務員, 前鋒, 巡線工人, 養路工人, 執線人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 거선공 , 보선공

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 架線工夫, ラインマン

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عامل الأسلاك, لاعب هجوم في الألعاب, مساعد الحكم في كرة القدم مثلا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שופט-קו, קוון, מתקין קווי טלפון, שחקן (כדורגל אמריקאי)‬

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