lockmaster

English

This lockmaster is preparing for a lift at the Peterborough Lift Lock in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

From lock +‎ master.

Noun

lockmaster (plural lockmasters)

1. Someone who is in charge of a lock on a waterway.

   Coordinate terms: shipmaster, boatmaster (the lockmaster's clients on the water)

   Near-synonyms: lockkeeper, locktender, lockman

   • 2021, William E. Ellis, The Kentucky River:

     Lock operations required both the lockmaster and lockman, often supplemented by deckhands on a towboat.

Related terms

• lock down
• lockhouse
• lock through
• lock up