locksmith
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɑksmɪθ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɒksmɪθ/
Audio (AU) (file) - Hyphenation: lock‧smith
Noun[edit]
locksmith (plural locksmiths)
- one who practices locksmithing
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula Chapter 21
- 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 Chapter 21
- (gambling, slang) someone who only bets when they are sure they will win
- Synonym: handcuff artist (slang)
Translations[edit]
one who practices locksmithing
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