linkboy

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A form of link boy — A boy employed to carry a torch or other light at night to help people navigate through the streets.

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linkman
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Meanings

nounlinkboy (plural linkboys)

plural linkboys

  1. alternativeAlternative form of link boy.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets

Similar
linkman
Broader
attendantattendertendermanadult male
Also see
lightmanlinkman

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

linkboy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linkboy

MLA

“linkboy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linkboy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “linkboy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linkboy.

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