lockkeeper

A noun referring to a person who is responsible for operating and maintaining a lock on a canal or waterway.

• 🇪🇸Persona encargada de operar y mantener una esclusa en un canal o vía navegable.

1. Canal worker B2 formal

   A person responsible for operating and maintaining a lock on a canal or waterway, controlling water levels and allowing boats to pass through.

   • The lockkeeper opened the gates to let the barge through.
   • She worked as a lockkeeper on the Erie Canal for many years.
   • The lockkeeper lives in a small cottage beside the lock.

   🇪🇸guardas de esclusa

   Sinónimos: lockmanlockmaster

• lockkeepers plural form
• lockkeepers' possessive plural form
• lockkeeper's possessive singular form