name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
lockman
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CMU ARPABET: L AA1 K M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A public executioner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, archaic
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noun
Meaning 3
An officer who acts as a kind of undersheriff to the governor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Isle of Man
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noun
Meaning 4
A criminal who is skilled at picking locks and disabling alarm systems.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
A man who operates a lock on a waterway.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: locktender, lockkeeper, lockmaster
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: locktender, lockkeeper, lockmaster
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lockmaster, lockkeeper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman
History
Etymology
From lock + man.