"letter opener" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: letter openers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} letter opener (plural letter openers)
  1. A knifelike device with a blunt edge, used for slicing letters open. Categories (topical): Tools Synonyms: letter-opener Translations (knifelike device): briewemes (Afrikaans), tallapapers [masculine] (Catalan), obrecartes [masculine] (Catalan), briefopener [masculine] (Dutch), paperiveitsi (Finnish), coupe-papier [masculine] (French), Brieföffner [masculine] (German), χαρτοκόπτης (chartokóptis) [masculine] (Greek), papírvágó kés (Hungarian), levélbontó kés (Hungarian), paperokultelo (Ido), scian pháipéir [feminine] (Irish), tagliacarte [masculine] (Italian), ноже за писма (nože za pisma) [neuter] (Macedonian), nóż do otwierania listów [masculine] (Polish), nóż do otwierania kopert [masculine] (Polish), tăietor de hârtie [neuter] (Romanian), deschizător de scrisori [neuter] (Romanian), нож для вскры́тия конве́ртов (nož dlja vskrýtija konvértov) [masculine] (Russian), нож для вскры́тия пи́сем (nož dlja vskrýtija písem) [masculine] (Russian), нож для конве́ртов m. нож для пи́сем (nož dlja konvértov) [masculine] (Russian), разрезно́й но́жик (razreznój nóžik) [masculine] (Russian), abrecartas [masculine] (Spanish), brevöppnare [common-gender] (Swedish), brevkniv [common-gender] (Swedish), papperskniv [common-gender] (Swedish), zarf açacağı (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "knifelike device",
          "word": "briewemes"
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          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "knifelike device",
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            "masculine"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "chartokóptis",
          "sense": "knifelike device",
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            "masculine"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "knifelike device",
          "word": "papírvágó kés"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "knifelike device",
          "word": "levélbontó kés"
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          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "knifelike device",
          "word": "paperokultelo"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "knifelike device",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "scian pháipéir"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "knifelike device",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tagliacarte"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "nože za pisma",
          "sense": "knifelike device",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ноже за писма"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "knifelike device",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "nóż do otwierania listów"
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          "sense": "knifelike device",
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          "word": "nóż do otwierania kopert"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
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          "word": "tăietor de hârtie"
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          "word": "deschizător de scrisori"
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "nož dlja vskrýtija konvértov",
          "sense": "knifelike device",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "roman": "razreznój nóžik",
          "sense": "knifelike device",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "разрезно́й но́жик"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "knifelike device",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "abrecartas"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "knifelike device",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "brevöppnare"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "knifelike device",
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "word": "briewemes"
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      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "knifelike device",
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      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "word": "paperiveitsi"
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      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Brieföffner"
    },
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "knifelike device",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "knifelike device",
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      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "word": "paperokultelo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "scian pháipéir"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tagliacarte"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nože za pisma",
      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ноже за писма"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nóż do otwierania listów"
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      "sense": "knifelike device",
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      "word": "nóż do otwierania kopert"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tăietor de hârtie"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "deschizător de scrisori"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nož dlja vskrýtija konvértov",
      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нож для вскры́тия конве́ртов"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nož dlja vskrýtija písem",
      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нож для вскры́тия пи́сем"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nož dlja konvértov",
      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нож для конве́ртов m. нож для пи́сем"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razreznój nóžik",
      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "разрезно́й но́жик"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "abrecartas"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "brevöppnare"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "knifelike device",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "papperskniv"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "knifelike device",
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