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Definition of "legman" [legman]

  • Informal A reporter whose job is to gather information at the scene of an event or by visiting various news sources. (noun)
  • Informal An assistant, as in an office, who performs tasks such as gathering information or running errands especially outside the workplace. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "legman" in a sentence
  • "Starting in the '40s as a legman for Drew Pearson's Washington Merry-Go-Round column of gossip and scandal, Anderson had absolute faith in himself as a righteous scourge, even if he had to pay bribes and root through other people's garbage cans to get scoops."
  • "The guy who could have been the Big Foot was happy to be the legman for a younger colleague."
  • "This was a big break for Anderson, who was then the chief legman for columnist Drew Pearson."