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linesider

linesider noun: a fish, the striped bass.

Noun

linesider (plural linesiders)

  1. A fish, the striped bass.
    • These were chunky, feisty linesiders; most were between 20 and 24 inches.2007 June 23, Norm Zeigler, “The Low-Profile Westport River Offers a High Yield of Fish”, in New York Times
  2. A person by the lineside, often for the purpose of observing and photographing trains.
    • RAIB will be looking at how train operations are managed in adverse weather. It will also examine how the railway manages information from members of the public that relates to railway safety. This follows reports that a linesider telephoned the railway to warn of the fallen tree before the train...2024 February 7, Philip Haigh, “Railway's fragile resilience”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 3

Forms of linesider

plurallinesiders

Origin of linesider

* (sense 2): from lineside + -er.

Questions about linesider

What does linesider mean?
Linesider means a fish, the striped bass.
What part of speech is linesider?
Linesider is a noun.
What is the plural of linesider?
The plural of linesider is linesiders.

Words near linesider in the dictionary

  1. lineshafting
  2. lineshafts
  3. lineshape
  4. lineshapes
  5. lineside
  6. linesider
  7. linesiders
  8. linesides
  9. linesman
  10. linesmen
  11. linespace

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