legmen

noun

plural of legman
as in subordinates

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legmen
  1. subordinates
  2. servants
  3. employees
  4. underlings
  5. workers
  6. laborers
  7. handmaidens
  8. attendants
Noun
  • The supporting figures are colorful enough, though Akkabi’s sneering chief villain arguably makes less of an impression than his subordinates.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026
  • Mayor Dean Trantalis, Commissioner Steven Glassman and Commissioner John Herbst took issue with her leadership, accusing her of being dismissive to subordinates and ruffling too many feathers.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Definition of subordinates
Noun
  • The fantasy series’ new season will also introduce the dread Nazgnagôl, Sauron’s Second Age ring-servants.
    — Debbie Day, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026
  • Then, the families of the slain suitors assemble and vow revenge, clashing with Odysseus, Telemachus, Laertes and the loyal servants — only to have Athena intervene and abruptly put a stop to the fighting.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of servants
Noun
  • In 2022, when the bank started requiring employees to return to the office as COVID-era restrictions eased, Arbuckle requested to continue working from home instead of commuting to uptown Charlotte.
    — Chase Jordan July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • Apple employees were banned after a raucous night of celebrations, but were welcomed back decades later when Marc & Rose Hospitality purchased the hotel in 2011.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Definition of employees
Noun
  • Rumors of relationships between executives and underlings went around on campus.
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
  • France’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival gets underway this weekend with Illumination’s Minions & Monsters, the latest movie devoted to the mischievous army of yellow underlings first introduced in 2010 breakout Despicable Me.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 June 2026
Definition of underlings
Noun
  • City inspectors soon found site safety issues, including workers who were operating machinery without proper certification and an unpermitted supported scaffold in use, according to the Department of Buildings.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • The talent drain is only expected to intensify as older workers and managers age out of their present roles.
    — Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of workers
Noun
  • Lines spill down the block after prayer, with laborers and millionaires alike waiting to pair it with two-riyal fava beans from the fawal, or cafeteria, beside the bakery.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
  • Part of the promise of pro-worker AI is to create new tasks, which in many cases will demand that laborers learn new skills.
    — Daron Acemoglu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Definition of laborers
Noun
  • The handmaids’ crimson robes evolved into protest iconography around the world because the story captured fears about authoritarianism and gender more viscerally than overt political messaging ever could.
    — Marc Adelman, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
  • Curators pop up in famous artists’ biographies all the time, usually as handmaidens to the creator’s genius, opening a door to a gallery here or supporting a grant application there.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of handmaidens
Noun
  • The horses, the Council was told, have stable attendants watching over them around the clock, and immediate access to a veterinarian 24 hours a day.
    — Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • Before guests began eating dinner, Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents' Association delivered an impassioned speech condemning political violence and applauding attendants bravery after the shooting at the April event.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of attendants
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