Definition of opener Opener

/owˈpʌnɚ/ - [owpuner] - o•pen•er

We found 13 definitions of opener from 4 different sources.

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What does opener mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: openers

opener - a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans)
  hand tool a tool used with workers' hands
  bottle opener an opener for removing caps or corks from bottles
  can opener, tin opener a device for cutting cans open
opener - the first event in a series; "she played Chopin for her opener"; "the season's opener was a game against the Yankees"
  start a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"
opener - a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens; "children are talented undoers of their shoelaces"
  undoer, unfastener, untier
  mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • opener (Noun)
    A device that opens something; specifically a tin-opener/ can-opener, or a bottle opener .
  • opener (Noun)
    The player who starts the betting.
  • opener (Noun)
    In plural openers Cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting.
  • opener (Noun)
    The first act in a variety show.
  • opener (Noun)
    A batsman who normally plays in the first two positions of an innings.
  • opener (Noun)
    The first in a series of events, items etc. ; the first remark or sentence of a conversation.
  • opener (Noun)
    The first game played in a competition.
  • opener (Noun)
    The first goal or point scored.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • opener (n.)
    One who, or that which, opens.

Part of speech

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  • opener, noun, singular of openers.
  • opener, adjective, comparative of open.

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