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linkman

linkman noun: an adult linkboy; one bearing a torch or light.

Noun

linkman (plural linkmen)

  1. (historical) An adult linkboy; one bearing a torch or light.
    Synonyms:
    torchbearer
  2. A player who uses speed and dexterity to keep an attacking team's downfield progress fluid.
  3. A man who acts as a link or connection.
    • Sajjad Zaheer was the linkman with the literary community on behalf of the nascent communist movement of India.1997, Girja Kumar, The book on trial: fundamentalism and censorship in India, page 115
  4. A presenter who provides the connecting verbiage between a number of separate items in a broadcast.

Synonyms of linkman

Forms of linkman

plurallinkmen

Origin of linkman

From link + -man. See link (“torch, light”).

Questions about linkman

What does linkman mean?
Linkman means an adult linkboy; one bearing a torch or light.
What part of speech is linkman?
Linkman is a noun.
What is the plural of linkman?
The plural of linkman is linkmen.

Words near linkman in the dictionary

  1. linklike
  2. linklist
  3. linklists
  4. linklog
  5. linklogs
  6. linkman
  7. linkmen
  8. Linkou
  9. linkpost
  10. linkposts
  11. linkrot

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