legman

noun

(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.

(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.

A surname.

Roots

leg-leg · other leggr -manperson, man · other mann

Words related to legman

legmen newspapermann newspaperwomann newsmann correspondentsn pressmann reportern inquirern

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