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linkman

(ˈlɪŋkmən)
n, pl -men
1. (Professions) a presenter of a television or radio programme, esp a sports transmission, consisting of a number of outside broadcasts from different locations
2. (Broadcasting) a presenter of a television or radio programme, esp a sports transmission, consisting of a number of outside broadcasts from different locations
3. (Professions) another word for linkboy
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.linkman - (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets
attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
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Translations

linkman

[ˈlɪŋkmæn] N (linkmen (pl)) (Rad, TV) → locutor m de continuidad
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

linkman

n pl <-men> → Verbindungsmann m; (Rad, TV) → Moderator m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

linkman

[ˈlɪŋkmən] n (-men (pl)) → annunciatore
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
References in classic literature ?
If on such a night we could remain behind in the Gardens, as the famous Maimie Mannering did, we might see delicious sights, hundreds of lovely fairies hastening to the ball, the married ones wearing their wedding-rings round their waists, the gentlemen, all in uniform, holding up the ladies' trains, and linkmen running in front carrying winter cherries, which are the fairy-lanterns, the cloakroom where they put on their silver slippers and get a ticket for their wraps, the flowers streaming up from the Baby Walk to look on, and always welcome because they can lend a pin, the suppertable, with Queen Mab at the head of it, and behind her chair the Lord Chamberlain, who carries a dandelion on which he blows when Her Majesty wants to know the time.
In a way, Mr Duale and President Mohamed, who are members of the larger Somali Darod clan, are respected linkmen of the Mogadishu administration and the Kenyan government.
The plastic balls used by children to play are being used by linkmen of terror outfits for training in making bombs in India.
After interrogating Kamal, the police arrested six more linkmen, including one surrendered ULFA from the same locality.
Indian captain Sardar Singh controlled the midfield but the inexperience of his linkmen during the attacking situation left some gaps.
To get the views of those for whom the throat packs SPN was most relevant and further test the use of professional networks, the link to the online questionnaire was also distributed to their members by specially tasked 'linkmen' of the AAGBI (www.aagbi.org/membership/linkman) through their email network.
Midfielder put in a shift of controlled aggression, snapping around the heels of Lyon linkmen as they failed to penetrate.