leadsman

[ledz-muh n]

noun, plural leads·men.

a sailor who sounds with a lead line.

Origin of leadsman

First recorded in 1500–10; lead² + 's¹ + -man

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Examples from the Web for leadsman

Historical Examples of leadsman

The monotonous cry of the leadsman in the chains was the only sound audible.
The Crusade of the Excelsior
Bret Harte
Also, the breast-rope which is made fast to the shrouds to protect the leadsman.
The Sailor's Word-Book
William Henry Smyth
"By the mark seven," sung out the leadsman in the starboard chains.
Tom Cringle's Log
Michael Scott
Now another of the leadsman's weaknesses gained the upper hand.
In Midsummer Days and Other Tales
August Strindberg
This is strange language in the mouth of a Leadsman's child!
The Headsman
James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for leadsman

leadsman

noun plural -men

nautical a sailor who takes soundings with a lead line

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