linkman(n = noun.person) linkboy - (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets;
is a kind of attendant, attender, tender

   A boy or man that carried a link or torch to light passengers. [1913 Webster]

linkman, n. (pl. -men)
1 a person providing continuity in a broadcast programme.
2 a player between the forwards and half-backs or strikers and backs in football etc.