locksmith

[ lok-smith ]

noun

1. a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.

locksmith

/ ˈlɒkˌsmɪθ /

noun

1. a person who makes or repairs locks

Derived Forms

• ˈlockˌsmithery, noun

Other Words From

• locksmither·y noun
• locksmithing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of locksmith¹

1200–50; Middle English loksmith (first attested as surname). See lock ¹, smith

Example Sentences

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.

From Washington Post

These ads cater to specific professional services, like plumbers, HVAC contractors, locksmiths, and more.

From Search Engine Land

Enrique Sr. opened a lawn-mower shop and later became a locksmith.

From The Daily Beast

She was trained as a locksmith and she knew about picking locks.

From The Daily Beast

On the side street I passed through the door of a locksmith and waited while he completed a key.

From Project Gutenberg

The good woman who encouraged me with this piece of information certainly thought I was a journeyman locksmith.

From Project Gutenberg

At that distant date one of the notables of the hamlet, a locksmith by trade, who had "inherited property," was Claude Guillorit.

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For, in spite of his explicit locksmith's sign, locks were wrapped in mystery for Claudit—so called "for short."

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Overhearing this advice, one or two of the boys lounging about offered to guide the young ladies to a locksmith.

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