The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lodesman
Loadsman \Loads"man\, Lodesman \Lodes"man\, n. [Load, lode +
man. See Lode.]
A pilot. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
Lodesman
Lodesman \Lodes"man\, n. Same as Loadsman. [Obs.]
Wiktionary
lodesman
n. (context historical nautical English) A pilot; navigator.