ˈ ̷ ̷ˌman, -aa(ə)n noun
( plural legmen )
1.
a. : a newspaperman who chiefly gathers information and sends in reports from the scene of an occurrence or from a special locale — compare beat man , rewrite man
b. : reporter ; especially : one that goes after his own information
2. : one that assists another by gathering information or running errands and often performing subordinate administrative tasks
legman for a movie columnist