Word: linesman
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lines
man
Definition: An official whose primary task is to watch the blue line and determine when there has been an offside.
Morphemes:
Affix: line
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A measuring line or cord.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: linea
Language: la
Decoded: linea
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A boundary line.
Affix: -s-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds, equivalent to the possessive clitic -'s.
Affix: -man
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Someone (possibly implied male) who is an expert in an area or who takes part in an activity.