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leadsman en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈliːdz.mən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • lēdzʹmən (Received-Pronunciation)

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.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) lodesman (a leader or guide)

Forms

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leadsman en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈlɛdzmən/ (UK)
  • lĕdzʹmən (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. 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.’ 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 205

Forms

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Relateds

throw the lead · swing the lead

Translations (1)

he אִישׁ חֶבֶל הָאֲנָךְ (Seaman taking soundings with a hand lead)