roomager

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roomager - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Rummager \Rum"ma*ger\, n.
     1. One who rummages.
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     2. (Naut.) A person on shipboard whose business was to take
        charge of stowing the cargo; -- formerly written
        roomager, and romager. [Obs.]
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              The master must provide a perfect mariner, called a
              romager, to range and bestow all merchandise.
                                                    --Hakluyt.
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