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leadsman

leads·man
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ledz-muh n]
    • /ˈlɛdz mən/
    • /ˈledzmən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ledz-muh n]
    • /ˈlɛdz mən/

Definitions of leadsman word

  • noun plural leadsman a sailor who sounds with a lead line. 1
  • noun leadsman (obsolete) lodesman (a leader or guide). 1
  • noun leadsman a sailor who takes soundings with a lead line 0
  • noun leadsman a man who uses a lead line to take soundings 0
  • noun leadsman (nautical) A sailor who takes soundings with a lead, measuring the depth of water. 0

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Origin of leadsman

First appearance:

before 1500
One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1500-10; lead2 + 's1 + -man

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Parts of speech for Leadsman

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

leadsman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

leadsman usage trend in Literature

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