Meaning & use
Lockmaster
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A person responsible for operating and maintaining a canal or river lock.
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The lockmaster signaled the barge to enter once the water level had equalized.
Generations of the same family have worked as lockmasters on this stretch of canal.
A note on using this word
A compound occupational term still used on working canals in Britain, Europe, and North America.
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lock keeper
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