lockman

plural irregular

A worker 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, controlando el paso de embarcaciones.

1. Canal lock worker B2 formal

   A person responsible for operating and maintaining a lock on a canal or waterway.

   • The lockman opened the gates to let the barge through.
   • As a lockman, he had to monitor the water levels daily.
   • The old lockman retired after forty years of service on the canal.
   • Visitors watched the lockman skillfully control the flow of water.

   🇪🇸Esclusero de canal

   Sinónimos: lockmaster