Umpire vs Linesman - What's the difference?
umpire | linesman |
(tennis) The official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair.
(cricket) One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.
(baseball) One of usually 4 officials who preside over a baseball game.
(American football) The official who stands behind the line on the defensive side.
(Australian rules football) A match official on the ground deciding and enforcing the rules during play. As of 2007 the Australian Football League uses 3, or in the past 2 or just 1. The other officials, the goal umpires and boundary umpires, are normally not called just umpires alone.
(legal) A person who arbitrates between contending parties
(sports) To act as an umpire in a game.
To decide as an umpire; to arbitrate; to settle (a dispute, etc.).
* South
(football, dated) An assistant referee.
(tennis, dated) A male line judge.
(ice hockey) An official whose primary task is to watch the blue line and determine when there has been an offside.
(American football) An official whose primary task is to determine whether there has been a line of scrimmage violation.
A person employed to work on electrical lines; a lineman.
In american football|lang=en terms the difference between umpire and linesman
is that umpire is (american football) the official who stands behind the line on the defensive side while linesman is (american football) an official whose primary task is to determine whether there has been a line of scrimmage violation.As nouns the difference between umpire and linesman
is that umpire is (tennis) the official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair while linesman is (football|dated) an assistant referee.As a verb umpire
is (sports|intransitive) to act as an umpire in a game.umpire
English
(wikipedia umpire)Noun
(en noun)- The umpire called the pitch a strike.
- The umpire must keep on his toes as the play often occurs around him.
Usage notes
* In general, a referee moves around with the game, while an umpire stays (approximately) in one place.Verb
(umpir)- Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies.
