Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun turncock

2 senses of turncock

Sense 1
turncock -- (one employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off)
       => employee -- (a worker who is hired to perform a job)

Sense 2
stopcock, cock, turncock -- (faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid)
       => faucet, spigot -- (a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir)