Home › Words › L › lockmanlockmanlockman · name — A surname.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom lock + man.nameA surname.nounA public executioner.e.g.“In 1780 James Alexander, lockman of Edinburgh, was by the city chamberlain paid for service at an execution 13s. 4d., with a fee of 2s. 6d. for the use of his rope.” — 1884, Charles Rogers, Social Life in Scotland: From Early to Recent Times, page 54:An officer who acts as a kind of undersheriff to the governor.e.g.“the defendent must be summoned by the Coronor or his deputy (a lockman) to appear at the next court day, when the action is called in rotation.” — 1860, M.P. Backwell, Backwell's Illustrated Guide to the Isle of Man, etc., page 50:A criminal who is skilled at picking locks and disabling alarm systems.e.g.“The other thing is, a lockman. We need somebody really good, to follow the schematics I got and shut down all the alarms without kicking them on instead.” — 2011, Donald E Westlake, Good Behavior:A man who operates a lock on a waterway.e.g.“Near-synonyms: locktender, lockkeeper, lockmaster”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.deathsman 59% match — An executioner; a headsman or hangman. vs lockman →executioneress 57% match — A female executioner. vs lockman →carnifex 56% match — An executioner. vs lockman →logman 55% match — A man employed to carry or transport logs. vs lockman →locksman 55% match — A man who operates a lock on a river or canal. vs lockman →guillotinist 54% match — An executioner who uses the guillotine. vs lockman →lockmaster 54% match — Someone who is in charge of a lock on a waterway. vs lockman →slaughterman 54% match — A man employed to slaughter animals in a slaughterhouse. vs lockman →