RUMMAGER

Etymology

Noun

rummager (plural rummagers)

One who rummages.

(obsolete) A worker in charge of stowing cargo on a ship.

Anagrams

• Margerum

Source: Wiktionary


Rum"ma*ger, n.

1. One who rummages.

2. (Naut.)

Definition: A person on shipboard whose business was to take charge of stowing the cargo; -- formerly written roomager, and romager. [Obs.] The master must provide a perfect mariner, called a romager, to range and bestow all merchandise. Hakluyt .

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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