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LOCKKEEPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lockkeeper mean?
• LOCKKEEPER (noun)
The noun LOCKKEEPER has 1 sense:
1. a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal)
Familiarity information: LOCKKEEPER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A worker in charge of a lock (on a canal)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
lockkeeper; lockman; lockmaster
Hypernyms ("lockkeeper" is a kind of...):
skilled worker; skilled workman; trained worker (a worker who has acquired special skills)
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