linkman

I expected, I think, to see the dreaded figure of the linkman.

Uncle Silas 2003

Garric had rented a lantern at the Captain's Rest, but he hadn't bothered to hire a linkman to guide him and Tenoctris back to the Red Ox because he had a good sense of direction and the recollections of King Carus besides.

Lord of the Isles 1997

There was ample room for me to pass between him and the wall, which was also the courteous thing to do; but as soon as my linkman had passed him, he shot clean in my way.

The Yeoman Adventurer George W. Gough

Now, if it hadn't been for FANNY, I-- Where's that linkman?

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 7, 1891 Various

A hostess, so someone may say, has but to invite her friends, to light her rooms, to spread her tables, to set the champagne flowing, to order an awning, and to hire music and a linkman, and the thing is done.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 18, 1891 Various

I found my linkman leaning against a post and laughing heartily.

The Yeoman Adventurer George W. Gough

London, such friends as my Lord Comyn and Mr. Walpole, whose great father he had once had the distinction to serve as linkman, all would have been well.

Richard Carvel — Volume 05 Winston Churchill 1909

London, such friends as my Lord Comyn and Mr. Walpole, whose great father he had once had the distinction to serve as linkman, all would have been well.

Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909

I am stopping the way, and the linkman is getting quite excited over it. '

The Talking Horse And Other Tales F. Anstey 1895

The doors were just being shut by the linkman when a little figure in a white cloak flew down the steps of the house and held up a hand to the driver of the hansom.

The Marriage of William Ashe Humphry Ward 1885