"lodesman" meaning in English

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          "text": "River and harbor pilotage, in English maritime affairs, is called loadmanage, from loadsman or lodesman, a kind of pilot established for the safe conduct of ships and vessels in and out of harbors, or up and down navigable rivers.",
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        "(historical, nautical) A pilot; navigator."
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          "word": "loadsman"
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