linkboy
linkman
- (formerly) a boy who carried a torch for pedestrians in dark streets
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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.
Helmet of NavarreBertha Runkle
From a linkboy outside a travelling theatre he was promoted to employment within.
A Book of the PlayDutton Cook