lockmaster

English

Etymology

lock +‎ master

Noun

lockmaster (plural lockmasters)

  1. Someone who is in charge of a canal lock.
    • 2021, William E. Ellis, The Kentucky River:
      Lock operations required both the lockmaster and lockman, often supplemented by deckhands on a towboat.
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