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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets;
[syn: linkboy, linkman]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Linkboy \Link"boy`\ (l[i^][ng]k"boi`), Linkman \Link"man\ (l[i^][ng]k"m[a^]n), n. [See 1st Link.] A boy or man that carried a link or torch to light passengers. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

linkman n 1: (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets [syn: linkboy, linkman]