English

leaderman

From leader + man, a literal translation of the Russian лидировщик (lidirovščik).

Formed from leader + man

Proto-West Germanic *laidijārī ‘one who leads’

Old English lǣdere ‘one who leads’

Middle English ledere ‘an officer or general’

Proto-Germanic *mann- ‘human being, person, man’

Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person’

Old English mann ‘human being, person, man’

Middle English man

English man

Today it means

noun a foreign (usually Russian) navigator who helps guide an aircraft during its descent

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / leaderman