link boy

== English == === Alternative forms === link-boy, linkboy === Etymology === From link (“torch, light”) +‎ boy. === Noun === link boy (plural link boys) (historical) A boy employed to carry a torch or other light at night to help people navigate through the streets. ==== Synonyms ==== linkman torchbearer === References === “link boy” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.