leg man

leg man
{n.}, {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./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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