Meanings
nounlockkeeper (plural lockkeepers)
plural lockkeepers
- usuallyA lockmaster; (sometimes) any locktender.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Dutch sluismeester, sluismeesteres
- sluismeesterperson assigned to look after a canal or river lock
- sluismeesteresperson assigned to look after a canal or river lock
- sluiswachterperson assigned to look after a canal or river lock
- sluiswachteresperson assigned to look after a canal or river lock
- sluiswachtsterperson assigned to look after a canal or river lock
Finnish sulunvartija, sulkuvahti
- sulunvartijaperson assigned to look after a canal or river lock
- sulkuvahtiperson assigned to look after a canal or river lock
French éclusier, éclusière
- éclusierperson assigned to look after a canal or river lock
- éclusièreperson assigned to look after a canal or river lock
German Schleusenwärter, Schleusenwärterin
- Schleusenwärterperson assigned to look after a canal or river lock
- Schleusenwärterinperson assigned to look after a canal or river lock
Polish dozorca śluzy
- dozorca śluzyperson assigned to look after a canal or river lock
Cite this entry
APA
lockkeeper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lockkeeper
MLA
“lockkeeper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lockkeeper. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lockkeeper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lockkeeper.
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