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lockkeeper

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

WordNet
lockkeeper

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.