legman

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Recent Examples of legman To sidestep the reservation scrum, particularly at a hundred and fifty of the city’s buzziest restaurants, a new squad of businesses, tech impresarios, and digital legmen has sprung up, offering to help diners cut through the reservation red tape, for a price. Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024 As a young legman, whose job was to file notes to senior reporters, Bernstein was at the White House when Kennedy’s coffin was returned in the early-morning hours after his assassination. Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legman
Noun
  • Ray belongs to a sub/dom gay biker club in which master and servant roles are firmly established by who drives and who rides pillion.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
  • They were each allowed one or maybe two servants and received food through an opening in a window.
    Joe Hernandez, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Her subordinates were transferred to the inspection division, Congress was told.
    Charlie Savage, New York Times, 20 May 2025
  • The police chief of the North Bergen Police Department in New Jersey will be sued by five subordinates after being accused of turning the department into a den of debauchery.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Though her identity is not at first known to Benedict, the woman turns out to be Sophie Baek, a secretive maid with big dreams.
    Claire Franken, TVLine, 14 May 2025
  • Now a recluse with only the company of a maid and a tutor, Kyle becomes infatuated with a former classmate, Lindy Taylor (Vanessa Hudgens).
    Francesca Gariano, People.com, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Founded in the 1950s, the auxiliary supports The Salvation Army’s social service programs.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Chrissy Davis is the co-president of the auxiliary of Infant Welfare Family Health and is on the board of directors of Infant Welfare Society of Chicago.
    Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • At the end of the ceremony, 26 firefighters were promoted to the rank of lieutenant as the result of the fire department receiving an $11 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
  • Jay Woodcroft The longtime lieutenant of Todd McLellan, who has been out of work since being dismissed by the Edmonton Oilers in 2023, has interviewed for the job, according to a league source.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Murati, who was known at OpenAI for her management skills and execution prowess, recruited 20 OpenAI employees before announcing her company in February.
    Anna Tong, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • Better Service: The company is putting more effort into training employees and making stores easier to shop, which should mean better service for its customers.
    Adam Sarhan, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • In the mornings, some managers might even dispatch an underling to scout a location for picnicking later on and proceed to give that person part of the day off.
    Kholood Eid, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • The 18-month program was like a scene out of The Bear, with abusive head chefs berating their underlings.
    John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The prosecution first brought forward former InterContinental Hotel assistant security director Israel Florez, now an LAPD officer.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • To answer them, our own Adam Tyner teamed up with Matt Giani, an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and his graduate assistant, Franchesca Lyra.
    Michael J. Petrilli, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025

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“Legman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legman. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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