Word: lockkeeper
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lock
kee
per
Definition: The person assigned to look after a canal or river lock, operating it and organizing its maintenance.
Morphemes:
Affix: lock
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To furnish (a canal) with locks.
Affix: keep
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: kepen
Language: enm
Decoded: kepen
Meaning: to keep, guard, look after, watch
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: agent noun
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; Used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other nouns.