lockkeeper

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

• 🇨🇳名词，指负责操作和维护运河或水道船闸的人。

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.

   🇨🇳船闸管理员

   同义词: lockmanlockmaster

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