legman

noun

leg·​man ˈleg-ˌman 

 also  ˈlāg-

1

: a reporter assigned usually to gather information

2

: an assistant who performs various subordinate tasks (such as gathering information or running errands)

Examples of legman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To sidestep the reservation scrum, particularly at a hundred and fifty of the city’s buzziest restaurants, a new squad of businesses, tech impresarios, and digital legmen has sprung up, offering to help diners cut through the reservation red tape, for a price. —Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024

As a young legman, whose job was to file notes to senior reporters, Bernstein was at the White House when Kennedy’s coffin was returned in the early-morning hours after his assassination. —Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

legman

noun

leg·​man ˈleg-ˌman 

1

: a reporter assigned usually to gather information

2

: an assistant who gathers information and runs errands