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legman

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leg⋅man

  [leg-man, -muhn]
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–noun, plural -men  [-men, -muhn] .
1. a person employed to transact business outside an office, esp. on behalf of one whose responsibilities require his or her presence in the office.
2. Journalism. a reporter who gathers information by visiting news sources or by being present at news events.
Compare district man.

Origin:
1920–25. Americanism; leg + man 1
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leg·man   (lěg'mān', -mən)   
n.   Informal

  1. A reporter whose job is to gather information at the scene of an event or by visiting various news sources.

  2. An assistant, as in an office, who performs tasks such as gathering information or running errands especially outside the workplace.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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