letter opener

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   dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books

   Synonymspaper knifepaperknife

   Broaderknife

Questions about letter opener

What does letter opener mean?

letter opener means "dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books".

What is another word for letter opener?

Close synonyms include paper knife, paperknife. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is letter opener a common word?