legman

[ leg-man, -muhn ]

noun

, plural leg·men [leg, -men, -m, uh, n].

1. a person employed to transact business outside an office, especially on behalf of one whose responsibilities require presence in the office.
2. Journalism. a reporter who gathers information by visiting news sources or by being present at news events.

legman

/ ˈlɛɡmən /

noun

1. a newsman who reports on news stories from the scene of action or original source
2. a person employed to run errands, collect information, etc, outside an office

Word History and Origins

Origin of legman¹

1920–25. Americanism; leg + man

Example Sentences

A large and very popular group of family jokes centred about the plant of the legman.

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