English Explanatory Dictionary

link boy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A boy employed to carry a torch or other light at night to help people navigate through the streets.

Word forms

link boy link boys link-boy linkboy

Etymology

From link (“torch, light”) + boy.

Synonyms

linkman torchbearer
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