jar opener

noun

Any device that assists in opening jars.

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Meanings

nounjar opener (plural jar openers)

plural jar openers

  1. Any device that assists in opening jars.
  2. A person in a household who opens jars.

    Being butch doesn't mean I can't knit. And being femme doesn't mean Cindy can't be the jar-opener in the family.

    2011, Ivan Coyote, Zena Sharman, Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme - Page 52
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APA

jar opener. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jar%20opener

MLA

“jar opener.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jar%20opener. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jar opener,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jar%20opener.

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