lockman
lockman · lockmen
An officer who acts as a kind of undersheriff to the governorAn officer who acts as a kind of undersheriff to the governor.
US/lˈɑkmən/
Meaning
4 sensesAn officer who acts as a kind of undersheriff to the governor.
A criminal who is skilled at picking locks and disabling alarm systems.
A man who operates a lock on a waterway.
Near-synonyms: locktender, lockkeeper, lockmaster
(Scotland, archaic)A public executioner.
More definitions
- a male worker in charge of a lock (on a canal)
Origin
From lock + man.From lock + man.
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Forms
plural: lockmenSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular