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linesider en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

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 struck it. 2024 February 7, Philip Haigh, “Railway's fragile resilience”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 3:

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