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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone who is in charge of a lock on a waterway.

   "Near-synonyms: lockkeeper, locktender, lockman"

2. 2
   a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

lockkeeperlockmanlocktender

Example

More examples

"Near-synonyms: lockkeeper, locktender, lockman"

Etymology

From lock + master.

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