lockmaster
Someone who is in charge of a lock on a waterway.
Noun
- Someone who is in charge of a lock on a waterway.
- Near-synonyms: lockkeeper, locktender, lockman
- Lock operations required both the lockmaster and lockman, often supplemented by deckhands on a towboat. - 2021, William E. Ellis, The Kentucky River:
Synonyms: lockkeeper locktender lockman
Coordinate Terms: shipmaster boatmaster
Origin
From lock + master.