leadsman

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Scrabble points: 11
Words With Friends: 14
Letters: 8

Pronunciation

/ˈliːdz.mən/

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/ˈliːdz.mən/ · /ˈlɛdzmən/ (UK)

Definition of leadsman

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(obsolete)lodesman (a leader or guide)

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noun

(obsolete)lodesman (a leader or guide)
A sailor who takes soundings with a lead, measuring the depth of water.

“In the same moment the leadsman hove the lead, and, finding it directly take the ground, he, in his fright, called out, ‘There's only three fathom.’”

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Etymology

From Middle English ledes-man (“a military commander”, “a general”); equivalent to leads (the genitive form of lead: “a leading”, “a directing”, “a guiding”) + man.

Anagrams of leadsman

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