locksmith
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈlɑːkˌsmɪθ/
- After losing my keys, I had to hire a locksmith to change the locks.
- call a locksmith
- get a locksmith
- wait for a locksmith
Examples
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I called a locksmith and he said the earliest he could get here is tomorrow.
Fiction book (1994) -
In the telephone book, I chose a locksmith named Smith because the name seemed fitting.
Fiction book (1995) -
We need to call a locksmith.
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Can somebody call a locksmith?
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- I waited in the freezing cold for two hours for the locksmith to come.
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I think I'll start by consulting a locksmith and trying some new keys.
Blog text (24) -
Sergeant Simkins hung up the phone and said he would wait with her until the locksmith came.
Fiction book (2002) -
Have the locks re-keyed by a locksmith after you get the keys to the home.
Blog text (29) -
The building was the factory of a respectable locksmith named Hans Wagner.
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I need a locksmith.
How Skilled
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3.1
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7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Locksmith joins lock, the thing that 'keeps a door closed', and smith, a worker who 'shapes metal' (as in blacksmith). So a locksmith is a person who makes, repairs, or opens locks and cuts keys.