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linkman

British  
/ ˈlɪŋkmən /

noun

  1. a presenter of a television or radio programme, esp a sports transmission, consisting of a number of outside broadcasts from different locations

  2. another word for linkboy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The linkman had retreated to the other side of the way, where he seemed on the point of fleeing, leaving his master to his fate.

From Helmet of Navarre by Runkle, Bertha

Now, if it hadn't been for Fanny, I—Where's that linkman?

From Voces Populi by Anstey, F.

So that it sometimes happened the dead-carts were found without driver, linkman, or bell-man.

From Royalty Restored by Molloy, J. Fitzgerald (Joseph Fitzgerald)

The linkman at sight of him stopped an instant, then marched on.

From The Prince of India — Volume 02 by Wallace, Lewis

I found my linkman leaning against a post and laughing heartily.

From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.

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