lockman
A criminal who is skilled at picking locks and disabling alarm systems.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
A criminal who is skilled at picking locks and disabling alarm systems.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(Isle of Man) An officer who acts as a kind of undersheriff to the governor.
At his back, the lockman reached up to grasp the noose dangling from the beam.
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— Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(Scotland, archaic) A public executioner.
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.
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