sharpener

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper

From sharpen + -er.

That door has always been a little tiresome since the day we took the lock off to get out the pencil sharpener H. O. had shoved into the keyhole. — The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune, E. (Edith) Nesbit
(1) Put metal dust or filings, fine sand, ground glass, emery dust (get it by pounding up an emery knife sharpener) and similar hard, gritty substances directly into lubrication systems. — Simple Sabotage Field Manual, United States. Office of Strategic Services
For their very own,' he added, feeling that it would be difficult for any one to believe that such a glorious present was really being made just like that, without speeches, as if it had been a little present of a pencil sharpener or a peg-top. — The Magic City, E. (Edith) Nesbit

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