lockman

plural irregular

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

• 🇵🇹Trabalhador responsável por operar e manter uma eclusa em um canal ou via navegável.

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.

   🇵🇹Eclusário

   Sinônimos: lockmaster