Home › Words › L › linesiderlinesiderlinesider means A fish, the striped bass.Etymology* (sense 2): from lineside + -er.nounA fish, the striped bass.e.g.“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:A person by the lineside, often for the purpose of observing and photographing trains.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.laxfisher 61% match — A salmon fisher. vs linesider →barfish 60% match — A yellow bass (Morone mississippiensis) vs linesider →bucketmouth 60% match — Micropterus salmoides (largemouth bass). vs linesider →highliner 60% match — A successful fisherman who catches significant numbers of fish. vs linesider →largie 59% match — A largemouth bass. vs linesider →bluestripe 59% match — Any of various fishes or other animals bearing a blue stripe. vs linesider →smallie 59% match — A smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu). vs linesider →flyfisher 58% match — A person who goes fly fishing. vs linesider →