locksmith

[ lok-smith ]

/ ˈlɒkˌsmɪθ /

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noun

a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.

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Origin of locksmith

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

OTHER WORDS FROM locksmith

lock·smith·er·y, nounlocksmithing, noun

Words nearby locksmith

Lockport, lock rail, lockram, lock seam, lockset, locksmith, lockstep, lock stitch, lock, stock, and barrel, lock the barn door after the horse has bolted, lockup

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How to use locksmith in a sentence

Attorney Michael Goldberg, the court-appointed receiver for the Champlain Towers South Condominium Association, recently told Hanzman that he will have a locksmith try to open each safe in hopes of returning the contents to families.
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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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On the side street I passed through the door of a locksmith and waited while he completed a key.
Tiger Cat|David H. Keller
The good woman who encouraged me with this piece of information certainly thought I was a journeyman locksmith.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete|Jean Jacques Rousseau
At that distant date one of the notables of the hamlet, a locksmith by trade, who had "inherited property," was Claude Guillorit.
The Surprises of Life|Georges Clemenceau
For, in spite of his explicit locksmith's sign, locks were wrapped in mystery for Claudit—so called "for short."
The Surprises of Life|Georges Clemenceau
Overhearing this advice, one or two of the boys lounging about offered to guide the young ladies to a locksmith.
Amy in Acadia|Helen Leah Reed

British Dictionary definitions for locksmith

locksmith

/ (ˈlɒkˌsmɪθ) /

noun

a person who makes or repairs locks

Derived forms of locksmith

locksmithery or locksmithing, noun

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