Linkman

Origin

link 'torch, light' + man 'servant'

Full definition of linkman

Noun

1. adult linkboy; one bearing a torch or light
2. (rugby) 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.
• 1997, Girja Kumar, The book on trial: fundamentalism and censorship in India (page 115)Sajjad Zaheer was the linkman with the literary community on behalf of the nascent communist movement of India.

Synonyms

• torchbearer