Definition of Locksmith

1. Noun. Someone who makes or repairs locks.

Generic synonyms: Smith

Definition of Locksmith

1. n. An artificer whose occupation is to make or mend locks.

Definition of Locksmith

1. Noun. one who studies or practices locksmithing ¹

2. Noun. (gambling slang) someone who only bets when they are sure they will win ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Locksmith

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Locksmith

lockpicking
lockpicks
lockram
lockrams
lockring
lockrings
locks
locks out
locks up
lockset
locksets
lockside
locksides
locksman
locksmen
locksmith
locksmithery
locksmithing
locksmithings
locksmiths
locksmithy
lockstep
locksteps
lockstitch
lockstitched
lockstitches
lockstitching
lockt
lockup
lockups

Literary usage of Locksmith

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Technical History of Commerce: Or, Skilled Labour Applied to Production by John Yeats (1878)
"SECTION V.—THE Locksmith. The locksmith's art during the dark ages was only partially called into requisition. Under feudal tenure there was but little ..."

2. Master Humphrey's Clock by Charles Dickens (1840)
"cried the locksmith, who was now as fierce as those who gathered round him : " Give me my daughter ! " He was down again, and up, and down once more, ..."

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