locksmith
Syllables: lock·smithUK/ˈlɒksmɪθ/US/ˈlɑksmɪθ/
locksmith noun: one who practices locksmithing.
Noun
locksmith (plural locksmiths)
- One who practices locksmithing.
- The door was very strong, the lock excellent; the carpenter avowed he would have great trouble and have to do much damage, if force were to be used; and the locksmith was near despair.1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Dr. Lanyon’s Narrative”, in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 96
- Piccadilly, 12:30 o'clock.--Just before we reached Fenchurch Street Lord Godalming said to me, "Quincey and I will find a locksmith. You had better not come with us in case there should be any difficulty. For under the circumstances it wouldn't seem so bad for us to break into an empty house.1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Westminster [London]: Archibald Constable and Company, […], →OCLC
- Someone who only bets when they are sure they will win.
- Synonyms:
- handcuff artist
locksmith meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Tagalog and Arabic
locksmith in Tamil
- பூட்டுச் சாவி செய்பவர், பூட்டுக் கொல்லர்
locksmith in Urdu
- قفل ساز
locksmith in Tagalog
- one who practices locksmithing
- panday-kaban
locksmith in Arabic
- one who practices locksmithing
- قَفَّال qaffāl, قَفَّالَة qaffāla
More languagesFewer languages
- locksmith in Indonesian
- tukang kunci
- locksmith in Thai
- ช่างทำกุญแจ châang-tam-gun-jɛɛ
- locksmith in Vietnamese
- thợ sửa ống khóa
Synonyms of locksmith
Forms of locksmith
| plural | locksmiths |
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Origin of locksmith
From Middle English loksmith; equivalent to lock + smith.
Words formed from locksmith
Questions about locksmith
- What does locksmith mean?
- Locksmith means one who practices locksmithing.
- What is locksmith in Tamil?
- Locksmith in Tamil is பூட்டுச் சாவி செய்பவர், பூட்டுக் கொல்லர். See Locksmith meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is locksmith?
- Locksmith is a noun.
- How do you pronounce locksmith?
- Locksmith is pronounced /ˈlɑksmɪθ/ (US).
- What is the plural of locksmith?
- The plural of locksmith is locksmiths.
Words near locksmith in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: locksmith (page history and authors); locksmith (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); locksmith (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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