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impressioner en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin impressiōder. Old French impressionder. English impression Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English impressioner From impression + -er.

Meanings

1. (rare) One who impressions (manipulates a key in a lock to aid in creating a duplicate).
   • 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:
   • 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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