Linkman

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An adult linkboy; one bearing a torch or light. historical
  2. 2
    (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets wordnet
  3. 3
    A player who uses speed and dexterity to keep an attacking team's downfield progress fluid.
  4. 4
    A man who acts as a link or connection.

    "Sajjad Zaheer was the linkman with the literary community on behalf of the nascent communist movement of India."

  5. 5
    A presenter who provides the connecting verbiage between a number of separate items in a broadcast.

Synonyms

All synonyms
lightmanlink boylinkboylinkboytorchbearertorchbearer

Example

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"Sajjad Zaheer was the linkman with the literary community on behalf of the nascent communist movement of India."

Etymology

From link + -man. See link (“torch, light”).

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