legman
English
/ˈlɛɡˌmæn/, /ˈlɛɡˌmæn/
noun
Definitions
- (originally) 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) A reporter who frequently travels to conduct research, interview witnesses, etc., and then conveys the information to a rewriteman who write writes up the story.
Etymology
Suffix from English leg (verb, noun, single game match played in a tournament).
Origin
English
leg
Gloss
verb, noun, single game match played in a tournament
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airleg English
- blackleg English
- bootleg English
- bowleg English
- boyleg English
- deadleg English
- dogleg English
- foreleg English
- gateleg English
- highleg English
- hogleg English
- interleg English
- leg English
- leg day English
- leg press English
- legbone English
- legcuff English
- legful English
- legged English
- leggie English
- legging English
- leggish English
- leggy English
- leghold English
- leghole English
- legless English
- leglet English
- leglike English
- leglock English
- legplate English
- legpuller English
- legroom English
- legshow English
- legside English
- legspan English
- legwear English
- legwork English
- midleg English
- multileg English
- pantleg English
- proleg English
- propleg English
- puffleg English
- redleg English
- rough-legged buzzard English
- roughleg English
- underleg English
- レガース Japanese
- leg Middle English
- lek Tok Pisin
- leg Torres Strait Creole
- lek Samoan Plantation Pidgin
- leg
- leggy
- redleg
- leglet
- airleg
- midleg
- dogleg
- proleg
- legged
- legful
- leggie
- boyleg
- bowleg
- hogleg
- leglock
- foreleg
- deadleg
- leggish
- legcuff
- legwork
- leghole
- pantleg
- propleg
- legbone
- leg day
- bootleg
- legshow
- legwear
- legging
- gateleg
- puffleg
- legside
- leghold
- leglike
- legroom
- legspan
- legless
- highleg
- underleg
- multileg
- legplate
- roughleg
- blackleg
- interleg
- leg press
- legpuller
- rough-legged buzzard