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lockmaster en · NOUN

Etymology

From lock + master.

Meanings

Someone who is in charge of a lock on a waterway.
- Lock operations required both the lockmaster and lockman, often supplemented by deckhands on a towboat. 2021, William E. Ellis, The Kentucky River:
- Near-synonyms: lockkeeper, locktender, lockman

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
lockmasters	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Coordinates

shipmaster · boatmaster

Relateds

lock down · lock through · lock up · lockhouse

Synonyms

lockkeeper · lockman · locktender

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