- can opener
- nouna device for cutting cans open• Syn: ↑tin opener• Hypernyms: ↑opener• Hyponyms: ↑church key
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noun: a device for opening cans* * *
a manual device or small electric appliance for opening cans.[1865-70]* * *
a tin openerThesaurus: kitchen and general household utensilshyponym* * *
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* * *
a kitchen ↑utensil (= a tool) for opening cans of foodSee also: ↑tin opener
Useful english dictionary. 2012.