impressioner

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noun

One who impressions (manipulates a key in a lock to aid in creating a duplicate).

OriginEnglish impression ← Old French impression ← Latin impressiō →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounimpressioner (plural impressioners)

plural impressioners

  1. rareOne who impressions (manipulates a key in a lock to aid in creating a duplicate).

    While many skilled impressioner ^([sic]) use no key holder, most do and nearly all recommend its usage.

    2017, Don OShall, Tony West, Locksmithing 101 (L101), page 140
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    Fully-round files are also popular among individuals who do not wish to be encumbered by a need to orient their file each time they pick it up (many competitive lock impressioners choose fully-round files for this very reason, to save precious seconds during sporting sessions).

    2012, Deviant Ollam, Keys to the Kingdom, page 51

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pres-
  7. Proto-Italic*pres-
  8. Latinpremō
  9. Latinimprimō
  10. Latinimpressiō
  11. Old Frenchimpression
  12. Englishimpression
  13. Englishimpressioner

From impression + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

reimpressionpreremission
Cite this entry
APA

impressioner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impressioner

MLA

“impressioner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impressioner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impressioner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impressioner.

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