linkmann.1
A man employed to carry a torch.
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the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > torch > [noun] > one who carries > one employed to carry
link-boy1660
moon-curser1673
lightman1697
light1712
linkman1716
link1845
1716 J. Gay Trivia iii. 62 Though thou art tempted by the Link-man's Call Yet trust him not along the lonely Wall.
1762 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 596/1 A remarkable robbery was committed near Moor-fields by a linkman.
1851 D. Jerrold St. Giles & St. James (new ed.) v, in Writings I. 44 A ballad-singer may hold his head up with a linkman any day.
?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 31 Linkman.
1898 Daily Tel. 13 Jan. 7/3 To receive two and six each for acting as linkmen at a wedding.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
linkmann.2
a. A person serving as a link between groups of people, etc. Quot. 1909 probably represents an extended use of linkman n.1
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the world > relative properties > relationship > [noun] > that which connects or bond > person as connection
link1712
linkman1909
1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 168 Linkman (W. London), general servant about kitchen or yard.
1918 Linkman Apr. 1 (title) The Linkman—a literary and artistic quarterly review of congenial interests.
1969 Guardian 29 July 5/5 He is to..run an advice centre for residents, acting as a day-to-day ‘link man’ between the people and the available social and welfare services.
1972 Where May–June 150/3 We need a scheme which..makes Governors better linkmen between the school and their community.
1972 Oxf. Times 20 Oct. 24/4 (heading) Social services Linkman.
1972 Oxf. Times 20 Oct. 24/4 He will act as linkman between the department and volunteers.
1973 Times 20 Oct. 2/3 Mr Heaton, in his closing speech, claimed the prosecution had changed their allegations concerning his role in the burglary from perpetrator of the crime to link man and alibi for Miss Dugdale.
b. spec. (a) a commissionaire; (b) in Broadcasting, a person providing continuity in a radio or television programme consisting of several items; (c) in Hockey and Association Football, a player in any of the mid-field positions.Sense (a) is probably an extended use of linkman n.1
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society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > usher > door- or gate-keeper
doorwardc950
gate-wardc1000
porter?a1300
ostiary?a1475
portitor1480
doorkeeper1535
gatekeeper1572
janitora1640
conciergea1697
hall-keeper1705
durwan1773
commissioner1820
lodge-keeper1855
doorman1858
lodge-man1892
commissionaire1895
dvornik1903
linkman1939
society > communication > broadcasting > broadcaster > [noun] > types of
co-host1908
announcer1922
newsreader1925
race-reader1926
newscaster1930
sportscaster1930
quizzee1933
school broadcaster1937
commentator1938
racecaster1938
sportcaster1938
femcee1940
record jockey1940
disc jockey1941
narrator1941
deejay1946
colourman1947
anchorman1948
host1948
jock1952
speakerine1957
presenter1959
linkman1960
anchorwoman1961
rock jock1961
anchor1962
jockey1963
voice-over1966
anchorperson1971
outside broadcaster1971
news anchor1975
talk-master1975
satcaster1982
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > characteristics of team ball games > [noun] > players or positions
wing-back1734
goalkeeper1789
outfielder1855
quarter1857
centre fielder1865
outfield1867
quarterback1867
right1867
centre1868
left wing1871
left-back1873
left half-back1873
centre forward1874
left-centre1877
right-centre1877
centre back1878
centre half-back1879
forward1879
back1880
right wing1880
right half-back1881
goaltender1882
right-winger1882
wing1882
centre half1884
left winger1884
inside1886
half1887
custodian1888
left half1888
midfielder1888
left wing1889
right half1889
centreman1890
midfield1890
outside right1890
outfieldsman1891
goalie1894
winger1896
infield1897
inside forward1897
inside right1897
outside forward1897
outside1898
outside left1900
rearguard1904
pivot1911
wing-man1942
keeper1957
link1958
linkman1963
midfield1976
1939 H. Hodge Cab, Sir? xv. 222 A commissionaire is still a linkman to us.
1947 Gloss. Technical Theatr. Terms (Strand Electr. & Engin. Co.) 20 Link men, staff engaged at the Entrances and Exits of the theatre to pass the public to and from the street.
1960 Listener 23 June 1114/1 I must enter a protest against commentators, interviewers, announcers, link-men..and all the glorious company of contemporary communications.
1963 Times 25 May 3/6 McLintock is a foil and Gibson the link man.
1965 Daily Express 13 Aug. 15/5 Linkmen. ‘They have to sort out the initial problems in defence,’ said Wade, ‘and then offer themselves as the focus for a pass from defence before going forward in supporting roles to the attack.’
1966 Observer 16 Oct. 23/5 There will be little change of format in the 26-week run. No chat, no singing, no dancing. No ‘linkman’ saying ‘good evening’ and ‘goodnight’.
1968 K. Bird Smash Glass Image v. 59 One of my qualities as newsreader and linkman was that I remained cool in a crisis.
1968 Listener 10 Oct. 469/3 They seemed much more like linkmen waiting for tips outside an expensive hotel than dangerous and purposeful revolutionaries.
1970 F.A. News Apr. 340/1 In the days before ‘sweepers’ and ‘link men’, Clayton was the ideal old-type ‘dual-purpose’ wing half.
1974 Listener 10 Jan. 58/3 ‘Well..can you answer very briefly..is Britain really on the edge of disaster?’.. Timings, for linkmen, are of course inexorable.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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