"jar opener" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jar openers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jar opener (plural jar openers)
  1. Any device that assists in opening jars.
    Sense id: en-jar_opener-en-noun-WJonU062 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21
  2. A person in a household who opens jars.
    Sense id: en-jar_opener-en-noun-igBO2KTg

Inflected forms

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