Definitions

1. noun

A person, especially a boy or young man, who carried a lighted torch or link to light the way for a noble or other person, especially in the 17th to 19th centuries.

“During the 18th century, the linkboy played an essential role in guiding the members of the aristocracy through the dark streets.”

2. verb

To serve or act as a linkboy.

“He was tasked with linking the torches together and then linkingboy for the grand procession.”