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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

monteur de lignes

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mɔ̃.tœʁ də liɲ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lineman/ˈlaɪn.mən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le monteur de lignes a réparé le câble électrique endommagé."

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

Derived from the English words 'line' (from Latin linea via Old French) and 'man' (from Old English mann). Originally coined in the 19th century with the advent of the telegraph and railroad networks to describe workers who installed and repaired lines, the term later expanded to include electrical power grids and American football positions.

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