letter opener en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- Any of several devices for opening letters, either by breaking wax seals or (as is usually the case today) by cutting open their envelopes. ▸ A device shaped like a fixed-blade knife, usually with a blunt edge; the blunt edge does not slice the envelope so much as precisely tear it.
- Any of several devices for opening letters, either by breaking wax seals or (as is usually the case today) by cutting open their envelopes. ▸ The same sort of device but with a sharpened edge, designed to appeal to customers who enjoy a sharpened one (regardless of whether or not it truly outperforms the nonsharp counterpart).
- Any of several devices for opening letters, either by breaking wax seals or (as is usually the case today) by cutting open their envelopes. ▸ A device incorporating a small razor-style blade in the crotch of a U-shaped plastic handle; it slices the envelope while being, like a safety razor, unlikely to cut the user accidentally.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| letter openers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| letter-opener | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (30)
ru нож для конве́ртов (knifelike device) · el χαρτοκόπτης (knifelike device) · de Brieföffner (knifelike device) · tr zarf açacağı (knifelike device) · ro deschizător de scrisori (knifelike device) · hu papírvágó kés (knifelike device) · ga scian pháipéir (knifelike device) · ru нож для вскры́тия конве́ртов (knifelike device) · sv brevöppnare (knifelike device) · sv papperskniv (knifelike device) · ro tăietor de hârtie (knifelike device) · ca obrecartes (knifelike device) · ca tallapapers (knifelike device) · af briewemes (knifelike device) · ru нож для пи́сем (knifelike device) · pl nóż do otwierania kopert (knifelike device) · sv brevkniv (knifelike device) · mk ноже за писма (knifelike device) · hu levélbontó kés (knifelike device) · it tagliacarte (knifelike device) · ja ペーパーナイフ (knifelike device) · fi paperiveitsi (knifelike device) · ru разрезно́й но́жик (knifelike device) · fr coupe-papier (knifelike device) · pl nóż do otwierania listów (knifelike device) · ru нож для вскры́тия пи́сем (knifelike device) · io paperokultelo (knifelike device) · es abrecartas (knifelike device) · nl briefopener (knifelike device) · zh 開信刀 /开信刀 (knifelike device)