Usually means: Tool for cutting open cans.
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We found 23 dictionaries that define the word can opener:

General (18 matching dictionaries)
  1. can opener: Merriam-Webster
  2. can opener: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. can-opener, can-opener: Collins English Dictionary
  4. can opener: Vocabulary.com
  5. can-opener: Wordnik
  6. can opener: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. can-opener, can opener: Wiktionary
  8. can opener: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. can opener: Dictionary.com
  10. Can Opener, Can-opener, Can opener: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. can opener: Rhymezone
  12. can opener: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  13. can opener: FreeDictionary.org
  14. can opener: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. can-opener, can opener: TheFreeDictionary.com
  16. can opener: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. can opener: LITTLE EXPLORERS(TM) Picture Dictionary

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. can opener: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Can-opener, can opener: Urban Dictionary
  3. Can-opener: Twists, Slugs and Roscoes: Hardboiled Slang

(Note: See can_openers as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (can opener)

noun:  A device used to open tin cans, usually by slicing the lid off.
noun:  (roller derby) A shoulder hit to the chest, usually accomplished while moving from a crouched to a standing position.
noun:  (slang) A tool for safe-cracking.
noun:  (military, nautical, slang) A ramming maneuver, that opens up the target ship like a tin can.
noun:  (military, slang) An anti-tank munition or attack vehicle, that opens up armour like a tin can.

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