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

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

And, when everyone was gone, the poor linkman asked the mistress of the house for some broken victuals.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, October 11, 1890 by Various

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

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 7, 1891 by Various

I expected, I think, to see the dreaded figure of the linkman.

From Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

"This castle was sacked and burned by pirates, was it not?" he asked the linkman.

From The Prince of India — Volume 02 by Lewis Wallace

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