Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun paper_knife

1 sense of paper knife

Sense 1
letter opener, paper knife, paperknife -- (dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books)
       => knife -- (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)