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legman

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈlɛɡˌmæn/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-mən/
  • Received-Pronunciation: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈlɛɡˌmæn/

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gofer

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: leg woman

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: journalism, media

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: leg woman

History

Etymology

From leg + -man, modelled after legwork, in reference to the walking such a person does.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَيْج (fayj) — person hired to carry out errands or (often) menial tasks, frequently requiring travel from place to place — see also errand boy, runner
  • Bulgarian: куриер (kurier) — person hired to carry out errands or (often) menial tasks, frequently requiring travel from place to place — see also errand boy, runner
  • Spanish: recadero — person hired to carry out errands or (often) menial tasks, frequently requiring travel from place to place — see also errand boy, runner
  • Bulgarian: репортер (reporter) — reporter who frequently travels
  • Finnish: kenttätoimittaja — reporter who frequently travels
  • French: reporter de terrain — reporter who frequently travels
  • Spanish: reportero — reporter who frequently travels