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A worker in charge of a lock (on a canal)
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lockkeeper
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The person assigned to look after a canal or river lock, operating it and organizing its maintenance.
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal) [syn: lockmaster , lockman ]
Usage examples of lockkeeper.
The lockkeeper went into his booth beside the canal and turned on bollard lights at each end of the lock.
Another was lockkeeper of a disused lock, but he had, nonetheless, the distinction of wearing a uniform cap.