locksmith

noun

lock·​smith ˈläk-ˌsmith How to pronounce locksmith (audio)
: a person who makes or repairs locks

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Details: Yosemite National Park lost its only locksmith, the document shows. Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025 The bankruptcy trustee arrived — with a locksmith — around noon on Friday, Jan. 31. Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 9 Feb. 2025 Image ‘Night Call’ Mady (Jonathan Feltre), a locksmith working in Belgium during the height of the Black Lives Matter protests, gets caught up in a dangerous conflict in this thriller directed by Michiel Blanchart. The New York Times, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025 The only locksmith at Yosemite National Park in California, the sole EMT ranger at neighboring Devils Postpile National Monument, an experienced sled dog musher in Alaska’s Denali National Park. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for locksmith

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First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of locksmith was in the 13th century

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“Locksmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locksmith. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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locksmith

noun
lock·​smith -ˌsmith How to pronounce locksmith (audio)
: a person who makes or repairs locks

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