can opener

noun

chiefly US

: a device that is used in the kitchen to open cans of food

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The warewash machine was also not sanitizing, and there was buildup on the blade of the table-top can opener, ice chute in the ice machine, inside the table-top air oven in the sushi area and throughout the microwave in main kitchen. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 There is an accumulation of metal fragments around piercing part and gears of can opener. — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026 The Camp set comprises a double-sided saw, a blade, a can opener and a bottle opener. — New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026 The table mounted can opener was unclean with residue and debris. — Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for can opener

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