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can opener

noun

a device for cutting cans open

• Syn: ↑tin opener

• Hypernyms: ↑opener

• Hyponyms: ↑church key

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noun

: a device for opening cans

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a manual device or small electric appliance for opening cans.

[1865-70]

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can opener UK US noun [countable] [singular can opener plural can openers]

a tin opener

Thesaurus: kitchen and general household utensils_hyponym

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can opener,

an instrument for opening cans: »The…Corporation has designed a can opener with a magnetic lid lifter that prevents the cut-off lids from falling back into the contents of the can (New York Times).

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noun, pl ⋯ -ers [count]

chiefly US : a device that is used in the kitchen to open cans of food

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ˈcan opener [can opener] (especially NAmE) (BrE also ˈtin opener) noun

a kitchen ↑utensil (= a tool) for opening cans of food