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locksmiths

locksmiths is the plural of locksmith.

Meaning of locksmith

Noun

locksmith (plural locksmiths)

  1. 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
  2. (slang) Someone who only bets when they are sure they will win.
    Synonyms:
    handcuff artist

Questions about locksmiths

What is locksmiths the plural of?
Locksmiths is the plural of locksmith.

Words near locksmiths in the dictionary

  1. locksman
  2. locksmen
  3. locksmith
  4. locksmithery
  5. locksmithing
  6. locksmiths
  7. locksmithy
  8. lockspit
  9. lockspited
  10. lockspiting
  11. lockspits

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