lockmaster

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noun

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

“Near-synonyms: lockkeeper, locktender, lockman”

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lockkeeperlocktenderlockman
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Meanings

nounlockmaster (plural lockmasters)

plural lockmasters

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

    Near-synonyms: lockkeeper, locktender, lockman

    1 more example

    Lock operations required both the lockmaster and lockman, often supplemented by deckhands on a towboat.

    2021, William E. Ellis, The Kentucky River

    Synonyms: lockkeeper, locktender, lockman

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone who is in charge of a lock on a waterway.

Similar
lockkeeperlocktenderlockman

More synonyms by meaning

nouna worker in charge of a lock (on a canal)

Similar
lockkeeper
Broader
skilled workertrained worker
Also see
lockkeeperlockmanlocktender

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From lock + master.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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