letter opener
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letter opener
noun letter openers · letter-opener
- 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.
- 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).
- 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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noun knifelike device
| Español | abrecartas |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ペーパーナイフ |
| Français | coupe-papier |
| Deutsch | Brieföffner |
| Italiano | tagliacarte |
| Ελληνικά | χαρτοκόπτης chartokóptis |
| Română | tăietor de hârtie, deschizător de scrisori |
| Русский | нож для вскры́тия конве́ртов nož dlja vskrýtija konvértov, нож для вскры́тия пи́сем nož dlja vskrýtija písem, нож для конве́ртов nož dlja konvértov, нож для пи́сем nož dlja písem, разрезно́й но́жик razreznój nóžik |
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