lockkeeper

See also: lock keeper and lock-keeper

English

Alternative forms

lock keeper, lock-keeper

Etymology

From lock +‎ keeper.

Noun

lockkeeper (plural lockkeepers)

The person assigned to look after a canal or river lock, operating it and organizing its maintenance.

Synonyms

lock operator
lock tender

Translations

person assigned to look after a canal or river lock

Dutch: sluismeester m, sluismeesteres f, sluiswachter (nl) m, sluiswachteres f, sluiswachtster f
French: éclusier (fr) m, éclusière (fr) f
German: Schleusenwärter (de) m, Schleusenwärterin (de) f
Macedonian: преводничар m (prevodničar)

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