[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] German Occupation Descriptions

[Peter Fischer]

Hi,

I am curious as to what the occupation of "lossmann" may be.  This occupation
is for a ancestor of mine that I know was a waterman, working on the lakes in
the Masurian area of East Prussia.

Translated it means "loose man", but I'm sure that's not correct.  Can anyone
tell me what it means in the context of 1850 East Prussia?

Thanks,

Peter Fischer