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
  • The document emphasizes the pope as a servant of Christ and bishop of Rome, rather than a worldly sovereign.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • There is no greater goal than to hear, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant’ from Jesus.
    Maureen Mackey, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • By using stories to share ideas and offer suggestions, introverted leaders can seem more relatable and approachable to their subordinates.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Barinholtz also stars in the show as Matt’s subordinate, Sal Saperstein.
    Fred Topel, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Later, a tracking shot outside the Bennets’ house at night glides from window to window, glimpsing the parents, then the sisters in their rooms, and also one of the maids walking up a flight of stairs singing a love song to herself.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Last month, four Ugandan women in maids’ uniforms sent a video plea to an aid group, saying that they had been detained for six months in Saudi Arabia.
    Kiana Hayeri, New York Times, 16 Mar. 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
  • Behind him were a lieutenant and captain within the police department.
    Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
  • George was supposed to be waiting there for the lieutenant.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Such understanding needs to be there for employees with and without children.
    Lieke ten Brummelhuis, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Sikes is survived by his wife, Amber, who is also an employee of the sheriff’s office in Columbia County, Georgia.
    Jason Volack, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Surely that high-risk role would better be performed by an underling and not the leader of the rebels.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Politics Trump officials’ defiance over Abrego Garcia’s deportation is ‘shocking,’ appeals court says April 17, 2025 His underlings ape his ghoulish glee in making life miserable for undocumented immigrants.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • What do tech leaders need to consider as the workforce evolves to maximize the gains but retain creativity, innovation and ethical governance? From Assistant To Architect AI is no longer just a coding assistant.
    Amy Gu, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • There are flavors of assistants across the board, such as Jake’s [Schreier] dynamic with his assistant [Samara Handelsman].
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Legman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legman. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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