# linkman

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An adult linkboy; one bearing a torch or light.
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.
4. A presenter who provides the connecting verbiage between a number of separate items in a broadcast.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/linkman