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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
can opener
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A hat, a pot holder, a can opener.
▪ Earlier this evening he asked to borrow my new can opener.
▪ I realized I would have to stand firm about the can opener or risk losing my authority over Tam and Richie.
▪ Is a car bumper, but see this part is a removable can opener.
▪ She pulled out a can of soup, but the can opener was dead.
▪ They were there because the can opener that came with the caravan was worn out.
▪ When they had their breakfast Tam asked me if he could possibly have a lend of my can opener for their beans.
Wiktionary
can opener

alt. 1 A device used to open tin cans, usually by slicing the lid off. 2 (context roller derby English) A shoulder hit to the chest, usually accomplished while moving from a crouched to a standing position. n. 1 A device used to open tin cans, usually by slicing the lid off. 2 (context roller derby English) A shoulder hit to the chest, usually accomplished while moving from a crouched to a standing position.

WordNet
can opener

n. a device for cutting cans open [syn: tin opener]

Wikipedia
Can opener

A can opener (in North American English and Australian English) or tin opener (in British and Commonwealth English) is a device used to open tin cans ( metal cans). Although preservation of food using tin cans had been practiced since at least 1772 in the Netherlands, the first can openers were not patented until 1855 in England and 1858 in the United States. These early openers were basically variations of a knife, though the 1855 design continues to be produced. The first can opener consisting of the now familiar sharp rotating cutting wheel was invented in 1870 but was considered too difficult to operate for the ordinary consumer. A breakthrough design came in 1925 when a second, serrated wheel was added to hold the cutting wheel on the ring of the can. This easy to use design has become one of the most popular can opener models.

Around the time of World War II, several can openers were developed for military use, such as the American P-38 and P-51. These featured a robust and simple design where a folding cutting blade and absence of a handle significantly reduced the opener size. Electric can openers were introduced in the late 1950s and met with success. The development of new can opener types continues with the recent addition of a side-cutting model.

Usage examples of "can opener".

Before we hove alongside, he sat relaxed in the stern playing negligently with the can opener, which he had taken out of its paper.

She lifted her chin at him and searched in the backpack again, finally extracting a can opener.

Gay Deceiver sits in an old barn, dark and quiet-and today I heard you discussing how to market a can opener.

He had a jaw hard and square enough to set rivets, a nose that could moonlight as a can opener, and a forehead that looked like it was made out of reinforced concrete.