Rummager

Rummager
Rummager Rum"ma*ger, n. 1. One who rummages. [1913 Webster]

2. (Naut.) A person on shipboard whose business was to take charge of stowing the cargo; -- formerly written {roomager}, and {romager}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The master must provide a perfect mariner, called a romager, to range and bestow all merchandise. --Hakluyt. [1913 Webster]


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