linemen
Gridiron trench workers
Linemen is the plural of lineman, a worker who installs and maintains power lines or telephone cables.
The job involves climbing poles and working at dangerous heights: The linemen restored power after the storm.
In American football, linemen are the players positioned at the line of scrimmage—offensive linemen block, defensive linemen rush.
A surveyor's assistant who holds the measuring tape may also be called a lineman.
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- offenseViolation or umbrage
- defenseProtection against harm
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- centerMiddle of anything
tackle · snap · quarterback · sack · blitz · formation · downs · scrimmage
Manual labor workforce
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
- technicianSkilled practical worker
- installerOne who sets up
- repairmanOne who mends machinery
maintenance · journeyman · apprentice · foreman · crew · union · overtime · callout
Elevated electrical conductor
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- outageLoss of electrical service
utility · pole · high-voltage · grid · transmission · distribution · substation · climbing
Heavy ropes or wires
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- fiber-opticLight-carrying cable technology
- telephoneVoice communication device
- splicingConnecting by interweaving ends
installation · repair · network · connectivity · broadband · wiring · aerial · underground
gridiron
Barred frame for broiling
center · tackle · snap · quarterback · sack · blitz · formation · downs · scrimmage · playbook
blue-collar
Manual labor workforce
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
- technicianSkilled practical worker
- installerOne who sets up
repairman · maintenance · journeyman · apprentice · foreman · crew · union · overtime · callout · weather
powerline
Elevated electrical conductor
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
outage · utility · pole · high-voltage · grid · transmission · distribution · substation · climbing · harness
cables
Heavy ropes or wires
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- fiber-opticLight-carrying cable technology
- telephoneVoice communication device
splicing · installation · repair · network · connectivity · broadband · wiring · aerial · underground · technician
- Licensed Occupationsdoctors, nurses, lawyers, dentists, pharmacists
- youth footballflag football, tackle football, touch football, pee wee football, junior league
- utility workersutility workers, meter reader, electricians, meter readers, gas worker
- helpersnurse, helper, volunteer, aide, assistant
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- service tradesmaintenance workers, maintenance crew, service workers, repairmen, handymen
linemenwide receivers
Pass-catching offensive players
quarterbacks · running backs · receivers · cornerbacks · ball carriers
linemenmeter readers
Utility usage recorders
dispatchers · pipefitters · groundmen · plumbers · gas workers
- defensive linemanFront-seven pass rusher