Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
linkboy linkman noun plural -boys or -men
- (formerly) a boy who carried a torch for pedestrians in dark streets
Examples from the Web for linkboy Historical Examples of linkboy
He looked after us with foreboding eyes as we went out of the great gate, alone, with not so much as a linkboy.
Bertha Runkle
From a linkboy outside a travelling theatre he was promoted to employment within.
Dutton Cook