interlocker

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noun

A device that interlocks.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nouninterlocker (plural interlockers)

plural interlockers

  1. A device that interlocks.

    Signals and interlockers. — The Nickel Plate has 24 interlocking plants on its lines, of which 20 are mechanically operated and 4 electrically operated.

    1933, Interstate Commerce Commission Reports
  2. A person who holds more than one role in a power structure.

    In 1995 the attention of the interlockers shifted away from their unresolved differences about sustainability to the consideration of specific policy options of particular interest to each.

    2000, Bill Bramwell, Bernard Lane, Tourism Collaboration and Partnerships: Politics, Practice and Sustainability

Origin

From interlock + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

interlocker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interlocker

MLA

“interlocker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interlocker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interlocker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interlocker.

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