Etymology

locksmith

lock·smith
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Today it means: One who practices locksmithing. Full definition →

Middle English loksmith
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromloksmith
  2. English todaylocksmith

From Middle English loksmith; equivalent to lock + smith.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.