lockkeeper

See also: lock keeper and lock-keeper

English

Alternative forms

• lock keeper, lock-keeper

Etymology

From lock +‎ keeper.

Noun

lockkeeper (plural lockkeepers)

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

   Synonyms: lock operator, lock tender

Related terms

• lock down
• lockhouse
• lock through
• lock up

 

Translations

person assigned to look after a canal or river lock

• Dutch: sluismeester m, sluismeesteres f, sluiswachter (nl) m, sluiswachteres f, sluiswachtster f
• Finnish: sulunvartija, sulkuvahti
• French: éclusier (fr) m, éclusière (fr) f
• German: Schleusenwärter (de) m, Schleusenwärterin (de) f
• Macedonian: преводничар m (prevodničar)
• Polish: dozorca śluzy m