LEGMAN

Etymology

Noun

legman (plural legmen)

(originally, US) A person hired to carry out errands or (often) menial tasks, frequently requiring travel from place to place; an errand boy or errand girl, a runner.

Synonym: gofer

Antonym: leg woman

(originally, US, journalism) A reporter who frequently travels to conduct research, interview witnesses, etc, and then conveys the information to a rewriteman who writes up the story.

Antonym: leg woman

Anagrams

• Gelman, Mangle, lemang, mangel, mangle

Source: Wiktionary



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