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opener
[oh-puh-ner]
noun
a person or thing that opens.
a device for opening opening sealed containers.
can opener.
the first of several theatrical numbers, variety acts, sports events, etc..
a humorous monologue as an opener.
Poker.openers, cards in a hand, as a pair of jacks or better, that according to a given standard are worth enough to enable the holder to make the first bet of a deal.
opener
/ ˈəʊəə /
noun
an instrument used to open sealed containers such as tins or bottles
a bottle opener
a person who opens, esp the player who makes the first bid or play
the first or opening section or episode in a series
the first song, act, etc, in a variety show
(plural) a start; beginning (esp in the phrase for openers )
Other 51Թ Forms
- self-opener noun
Idioms and Phrases
for openers, as an initially stated reason or argument; at the outset; to begin with.
Well, for openers, I don't have the money.
Example Sentences
"An opener faces the first ball, but we don't say they are the leader of the batting."
Moving forward, Ohtani will likely continue to serve as an opener once per week; building up to two innings, then three, and so on until he’s able to handle a normal workload.
Real Madrid's opener against Al-Hilal at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium only has 200 tickets left officially - though thousands of resale ones are available.
Perhaps typical of any opener, some 21 of his dismissals in Test cricket have come playing a forward defensive shot.
The Dodgers plan to deploy Ohtani for an inning or two as an opener.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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