can opener

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 utensilshyponym

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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
See also:tin opener

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