The lockkeeper, in uniform, was at his post, preparing to open the gates.    From Wordnik.com.  [Maigret and the Headless Corpse]

The lockkeeper was at home, he had the necessary equipment and expertise.    From Wordnik.com.  [Leave the Grave Green] Reference

A wee boy, he went missing last night, the lockkeeper found him first light.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Small Death in the Great Glen] Reference

They had a call at seven-oh-five this morning from a Perry Smith, lockkeeper at Hambleden Lock.    From Wordnik.com.  [Leave the Grave Green] Reference

The lockkeeper, used to this sort of thing, waited patiently, clapping his hands together to keep warm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Maigret and the Headless Corpse]

Another was lockkeeper of a disused lock, but he had, nonetheless, the distinction of wearing a uniform cap.    From Wordnik.com.  [Maigret in Holland]

After a few minutes of this, Dambois the lockkeeper, known to everyone as Charles, came down to the quay to watch.    From Wordnik.com.  [Maigret and the Headless Corpse]

The lockkeeper took the card with his free hand and studied it suspiciously, then scrutinized Kincaid and Gemma as if hoping they might be impostors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Leave the Grave Green] Reference

Daybreak this morning the Hambleden lockkeeper, one Perry Smith, opens the sluicegate to fill the lock for an early traveler, and a body rushes through it into the lock.    From Wordnik.com.  [Leave the Grave Green] Reference

Be sure and tell me all about your impressions…what do you think of Tilton the Bridgetender or Mitchell the lockkeeper or Mrs. Reilly that keeps the Irish tavern across the canal?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Great Bridge] Reference

"My mother's life began on a canal boat and when she got older, my grandfather became a lockkeeper in Lander, Maryland so my mother could go to school," says Maria Elana Brust, Lavenia's daughter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kate Kelly: A Good American Story: Everyday People Provide the Important Details] Reference

The wooden lock gates, though, which the lockkeeper opened and closed by hand to let boats in and out, are long gone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chicago Reader] Reference

The lockkeeper lived beside the upper lock, in a two-story frame house that was recently restored and painted pristine white.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chicago Reader] Reference

Say, they have a neat little berth somewhere as foreign consul of record to Afghanistan or lockkeeper on the Delaware and Raritan Canal.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Gentle Grafter] Reference

Arriving at Osney lock to be told by the lockkeeper that hydraulics had broken two locks further on so we would be better off staying put until midday when the lock would be fixed!.    From Wordnik.com.  [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference

Sandie Salmonese, a long term friend of Mr Birkhead's wife Stephanie had travelled to Reading with her, said they wished to thank all the local people who helped in the search including lockkeeper Ian Smith.    From Wordnik.com.  [getreading - Reading Post - RSS feed] Reference

Jobbins appeared to have no near relations, but the landlady at The Wharfinger’s Friend had heard him mention a cousin who was lockkeeper near Marlow.    From Wordnik.com.  [Killer Dolphin]

You cross the lock, and by the permission of the lockkeeper (whose good temper is sorely tried these holiday times by the incessant passage of pleasure boats, bound for Surley, and maybe.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler] Reference

And did you realise that there are over 2000 locks in France, which are known as écluse? but don't worry to much as Some locks are automatic and some are still operated by a lockkeeper, however others will need to be operated by yourselves, so the general 'training' is very important, otherwise you could find yourselves in a bit of pickle initially, although most people on the canals are so very helpful and will come to your aid if you get stuck.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boats and Boating Online Resource Center. Find Boating News, Products and Services. Boating RSS Feed Available.] Reference

“What was the lockkeeper’s name?”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Leave the Grave Green] Reference