letter opener
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The meaning (definition) of the word letter opener
a tool shaped like a knife for opening envelopes
The word letter opener used in a sentence
“Dad used a letter opener to cut open the white envelope.”
The plural of the word letter opener
letter openers
How the word letter opener is said around the world
| French | ouvre-lettres (OOVR-letr) |
| Spanish | abrecartas (ahv-ray-KAHR-tahs) |
| Mandarin | 拆信刀 (chy sheen dow) |
| Hindi | कागज़ काटने का चाकू (KAH-guhz KAHT-nay kah KYAH-koo) |
| Arabic | فتاحة رسائل (FAH-tah-ah rsahl) |
| Russian | нож для вскрытия писем (nohzh dlyah FSKRI-tyee-yah PYEE-syeem) |
| Portuguese (EU) | abre-cartas (AH-bruh-KAR-tahsh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | abridor de cartas (ahb-ree-DOHR jew KAH-ruh-tas) |
| Japanese | ペーパーナイフ (peh-eh-pah-nah-EE-foo) |
| German | Brieföffner (BREE-ferf-nur) |
| Urdu | خط کھولنے والا (khut KOHL-nay VAH-lah) |
| Punjabi | ਪੱਤਰ ਖੋਲ੍ਹਣ ਵਾਲਾ (PU-tuhr KOHL-huhn VAH-lah) |
| Korean | 편지칼 (PYUN-jee-kahl) |
| Hebrew | פותחן מכתבים |
| Greek | ανοιχτήρι επιστολών (ah-neekh-TEE-ree ay-pees-toh-LOHN) |
| Dutch | briefopener (BREE-foh-pay-nuhr) |
| Tagalog | pambukas ng sulat (pahm-BOO-kahs en-GAY SOO-laht) |
| Vietnamese | dụng cụ mở thư (zoong koo mur tew) |
| Turkish | mektup açacağı (mek-TUUP ah-chah-JAHU) |
| Persian | نامه بازکن (NAH-may BAH-zah-kahn) |
| Polish | otwieracz do listów (awt-FYE-rahj daw LEES-toof) |
| Ukrainian | відкривач листів (veetk-ri-VAHCH LIS-teev) |
| Bengali | চিঠি খোলার যন্ত্র (CHEE-tee KOH-lahr JAWNT-raw) |
| Swedish | brevöppnare (bray-VERP-nah-ruh) |
| Italian | tagliacarte (tah-lyah-KAHR-tay) |
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