linkman

== English == === Etymology === From link +‎ -man. See link (“torch, light”). === Noun === linkman (plural linkmen) (historical) An adult linkboy; one bearing a torch or light. Synonym: torchbearer (rugby) A player who uses speed and dexterity to keep an attacking team's downfield progress fluid. A man who acts as a link or connection. (broadcasting) A presenter who provides the connecting verbiage between a number of separate items in a broadcast. === References === “linkman” 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. === Anagrams === kilnman