locksmith

[ lok-smith ]
/ ˈlɒkˌsmɪθ /

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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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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