noun
a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal)
• Syn: ↑lockmaster, ↑lockman
• Hypernyms: ↑skilled worker, ↑trained worker, ↑skilled workman
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun : a person in charge of a lock (as on a canal)
the lockkeeper … came to the rescue with his boathook — Thomas Hughes
Useful english dictionary. 2012.