multi-tool

American  

[muhl-tee-tool, muhl-tahy-] / ˈmʌl tiˌtul, ˈmʌl taɪ- /

Or multitool

noun

1. a compact handheld device that includes a variety of tools, such as scissors, screwdrivers, or cutlery, that are smaller than standard size and fold out from a central structure.

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multi-tool

Videos also see Johnson haphazardly picking up dishes and various items — including a screwdriver and a multi-tool — as he instructs someone off-camera to keep recording.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2025

Start and end the cut where you won’t nick into the vertical frame pieces of the door, then use a sharp chisel or an oscillating multi-tool to tidy up the ends.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2023

He was cleared last July at Southwark Crown Court of assault by beating, damaging property and possession of a bladed article for having the multi-tool, which is not a police-issued piece of kit.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2019

“I took off my seat belt and found a multi-tool I kept near my front seat,” she wrote in the post.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2018

My number-one most-used tool is the Leatherman Wave multi-tool which I’ve been using for more than a decade now.

From The Verge ● Sep. 15, 2017