A tool used for opening envelopes, typically one shaped like a knife.
a letter opener can be seen at the front of the desk
Example sentencesExamples
- She slit the side of the thick envelope with the tarnished letter opener.
- I've had one letter opener seized, and two Swiss army knives.
- He pulled the plastic bag containing the letter opener out of his jacket pocket.
- Maybe the he couldn't find money in the budget for a letter opener.
- Police now believe the letter opener to have been the murder weapon.