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Occupational surname for a locksmith, from an agent derivative of lock. Equivalent to lock + -yer
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Occupational surname for a locksmith, from an agent derivative of lock. Equivalent to lock + -yer
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.