leg man

leg man

1. A reporter or journalist who is assigned to research or gather information, as at the scene of an event or from various sources. (Variant spelling of "legman.") Leg men from the local news stations were already at the scene of the shooting before the police had even arrived. I learned some valuable skills about networking in my time as a leg man for the newspaper.
2. A person, typically an assistant, employed or assigned to carry out various tasks, such as running errands or delivering messages, especially outside of the office. (Variant spelling of "legman.") I worked as a leg man for a number of years in the giant corporation before finally being promoted to a position with a bit more responsibility.
3. slang A man who is specifically attracted to or interested in the shape of a person's (typically a woman's) legs. Some men are preoccupied with the size of a woman's bust, but I've always been more of a leg man myself.
See also: leg, man
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • gather in
  • gather up
  • heap up
  • hold a meeting
  • research into
  • research into (someone or something)
  • have a (good) sniff around
  • have a sniff around
  • crowd up
  • crowd in
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Under a horrifying headline: Rodney King Found Dead In A Swimming Pool: Two Jailed Over Prosthetic Leg Man's Murder, Sky News of November 23, 2011 reported:
I'd deliberately worn something short because, as everyone knows, Rod's a leg man. Got to keep my darling happy" Penny Lancaster describes a photoshoot with her husband Rod Stewart.
Penny Lancaster, who raises sons Alistair and Aiden, with Stewart said that her husband is a "leg man".
She said: "He'll tolerate elegant, flowing gowns, but he's a leg man, always has been."
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Two editors thrilled with his newsgathering--and noting his slower writing pace--happily exclaimed, "We've got a leg man! God, we've finally got a leg man!"
Dean Richards, 25, unemployed from Middlesbrough: "Jennifer Aniston - I'm a leg man."
In his absence at evening stables, Fred Winter's former head groom Brian Delaney has been standing in as the stable's leg man.
For five years, he was the "leg man" for Erskine Johnson, who wrote a column about Hollywood for the Daily News.
And when asked by the support worker what he was doing, he replied: "I'm a leg man myself, but you are growing on me".
He was a leg man for Louella Parsons, the legendary Hollywood columnist.