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Definition of can opener noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a tin opener

can opener

noun

can-opener pronunciation English

can-opener pronunciation American

(especially North American English) (British English also tin opener)

a kitchen utensil (= a tool) for opening cans of food