lodesman

== English == === Alternative forms === loadsman lodeman, loadman === Etymology === From Middle English lodesman, lodesmon, lodysman (“pilot”, literally “lode's or course's man”), alteration of earlier lodeman, from Old English lādmann (“a leader, guide”), equivalent to lode (“way, course”) +‎ -s- +‎ man. Compare to lodemanage. === Noun === lodesman (plural lodesmen) (historical, nautical) A pilot; navigator. ==== Derived terms ==== lodemanage/loadmanage lodemanship/lodesmanship === References === “lodesman”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Mendolas, Molendas, loadsmen, salmoned, sand mole