Definition of "linkman" [linkman]

• Adult linkboy; one bearing a torch or light (noun)
• Player who uses speed and dexterity to keep an attacking team's downfield progress fluid. (noun)
• A man who acts as a link or connection. (noun)

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• "I expected, I think, to see the dreaded figure of the linkman."
• "Garric had rented a lantern at the Captain's Rest, but he hadn't bothered to hire a linkman to guide him and Tenoctris back to the Red Ox because he had a good sense of direction and the recollections of King Carus besides."
• "I found my linkman leaning against a post and laughing heartily."