Thesaurus results for LEGMAN

legman

noun

Definition of legman

as in servant

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Recent Examples of legman In 1980, Deeb moved to the Chicago Sun-Times, where the renowned media columnist Robert Feder worked with him as a legman. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025 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

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Noun

When Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane, Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026
The 38-year-old heir to a developer dynasty has brought the same raw attitude to his time as a government servant.

— Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of servant

Noun

The judge found that the three did, in fact, violate the charter, which states that council members may not interfere with appointments or removals in the city manager’s office, or give orders to the city manager’s subordinates.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
More broadly, struggling to name specific contributions by others even when specifically prompted to do so or remaining vague about developing subordinates are flags that the candidate may engage in toxic patterns.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of subordinate

Noun

The maid who let the Clue Gang into the room calls the demonstrably quite fallible Philly cops, who arrive in force.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Sullivan was an Irish immigrant who had been working as a maid for the Bordens for more than two years.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of maid

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Founded in 1978, the auxiliary supports sworn officers at accidents sites and natural disasters and other emergences by providing crowd control and traffic direction.

— Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Proceeds from the May 15 event will fund local Salvation Army programs that serve families and individuals experiencing homelessness, those suffering from chemical addiction, food pantries at the auxiliary’s Community Corps Centers and senior nutrition sites across the county.

— Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026

Definition of auxiliary

Noun

Pysher says a lieutenant from the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office came to his home a short time later and told him and his wife, Erin, that their son had been shot by a police officer.

— Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Last month, Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton and lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Gloria Romero issued a similar letter urging the UC Board of Regents to reinstate the SAT as part of UC admissions criteria.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of lieutenant

Noun

In Brazil, Statista gathered 900,000 evaluations from employees across a wide range of sectors.

— Charlotte Hu, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
This includes owners, coaches, players, other team employees, game officials, and employees of the league office, NFL Films, NFL Network or any other NFL business.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of employee

Noun

If Pangram’s tools are accurate, 260 out of 310 people who published guest articles in the NYT, WSJ, and Washington Post did it entirely with their own brains (or perhaps the brains of an underling).

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Scarface doesn’t just bark orders at his underlings but browbeats the whimpering Ventriloquist, giving him that warped double personality that made older characters like Two-Face so alluring.

— Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of underling

Noun

This one was especially meaningful for 2010 Morton graduate Jimmy McCormack, an experienced assistant, including the previous two seasons as the Trojans’ offensive coordinator.

— Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
O’Leary has helped himself by adding lots of experienced assistant coaches and former head coaches.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

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