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leadsman.

lodesman (a leader or guide)

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈliːdz.mən/Received-Pronunciation
  1. lodesman (a leader or guide)

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈlɛdzmən/UK
  1. A sailor who takes soundings with a lead, measuring the depth of water.

Where this word comes from

From (genitive form of) lead (“heavy metal; Pb”) + man.

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