leg\ man

leg\ man
noun informal
1. An errand boy; one who performs messenger services, or the like.

Joe hired a leg man for the office.

2. slang semi-vulgar avoidable
A man who is particularly attracted to good looking female legs and pays less attention to other parts of the female anatomy.

Herb is a leg man.


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