lockman
noun
lockman is spelled L-O-C-K-M-A-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lockman means “An officer who acts as a kind of undersheriff to the governor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lockman is lockmen.
How many letters and syllables are in lockman?
| Letters | 7: L-O-C-K-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lockman?
Lockman appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lockman?
Lockman has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of lockman
- lockmen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lockman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
ScotlandarchaicA public executioner.
- 2
An officer who acts as a kind of undersheriff to the governor.
- 3
A criminal who is skilled at picking locks and disabling alarm systems.
- 4
A man who operates a lock on a waterway.
Near-synonyms: locktender, lockkeeper, lockmaster
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lockman come from?
From lock + man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).