Definitions from Wiktionary (letter opener)

▸ noun:  Any of several devices for opening letters, either by breaking wax seals or (as is usually the case today) by cutting open their envelopes.
▸ noun:  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.
▸ noun:  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).
▸ noun:  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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