lodesman
lodesman · lodesmen
A pilot; navigatorA pilot; navigator.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A pilot; navigator.
Origin
From Middle English lodesman, lodesmon, lodysman (“pilot”, literally “lode's or course's mFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: lodesmenWord family
1 related wordsDerivedlodemanage
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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