linkboy

linkman

/ (ˈlɪŋkˌbɔɪ) /

noun plural -boys or -men

(formerly) a boy who carried a torch for pedestrians in dark streets

Example sentences from the Web for 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 Navarre |Bertha Runkle
  • From a linkboy outside a travelling theatre he was promoted to employment within.

    A Book of the Play |Dutton Cook