locksmith

[ lok-smith ]

/ ˈlɒkˌsmɪθ /

noun

a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.

Nearby words

Origin of locksmith

1200–50; Middle English loksmith (first attested as surname). See lock¹, smith

Related formslock·smith·er·y, nounlock·smith·ing, noun

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Examples from the Web for locksmith

Enrique Sr. opened a lawn-mower shop and later became a locksmith.
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She was trained as a locksmith and she knew about picking locks.
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The hut was soon finished, and then the locksmith lighted a large fire and commenced his business.
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The locksmith's art was but too well understood in those days.
East of Paris|Matilda Betham-Edwards

The locksmith's wife knew better perhaps, than he, what ailed her daughter.
Barnaby Rudge|Charles Dickens
The king had an iron safe in his palace, which the locksmith had betrayed.
Lectures on the French Revolution|John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
She asked him sharply why he had not brought the locksmith to open the street door as well as that of the wardrobe?
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British Dictionary definitions for locksmith

locksmith

/ (ˈlɒkˌsmɪθ) /

noun

a person who makes or repairs locks

Derived Formslocksmithery or locksmithing, noun

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Word Origin and History for locksmith

locksmith

early 13c., from lock (n.1) + smith.