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单词 legman
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legman

[ leg-man, -muhn ]
/ ˈlɛgˌmæn, -mən /

noun, plural leg·men [leg-men, -muhn]. /ˈlɛgˌmɛn, -mən/.

a person employed to transact business outside an office, especially on behalf of one whose responsibilities require his or her presence in the office.
Journalism. a reporter who gathers information by visiting news sources or by being present at news events.
Compare district man.

Origin of legman

1920–25. Americanism;leg + man

Words nearby legman

legitimate government, legitimist, legitimize, leglen, legless, legman, Legnica, Lego, leg-of-mutton, legoglobin, legong
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Example sentences from the Web for legman

  • A large and very popular group of family jokes centred about the plant of the legman.

    V. V.'s Eyes|Henry Sydnor Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for legman

legman
/ (ˈlɛɡmən) /

noun plural -men mainly US and Canadian

a newsman who reports on news stories from the scene of action or original source
a person employed to run errands, collect information, etc, outside an office
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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