: one that opens
a bottle opener
: such as
a
openers plural
: cards of sufficient value for a player to open the betting in a poker game
b
: the first item, contest, or event of a series
Examples of opener in a Sentence
The album's opener is a slow love song.
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Plus Ethan Westerman reports after the Arkansas women's basketball team fell in their season opener to Fairfield Monday night.
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Anthony Kristensen, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
The Titans also lost their top three scorers from that team, so there is a lot of production that needs to be replaced and cohesion to be developed as the team heads into its season opener at reigning WAC champion Grand Canyon on Monday at 6 p.m. PT.
—Staff Report, Orange County Register, 4 Nov. 2024
What happened, of course, was this: a glittering disco-soul fantasia that still ranks as one of the greatest album openers in pop history.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
What's next: UCSD's home opener on Nov. 9 against Pepperdine is a main event for the school's homecoming weekend with a tailgate before game time.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Anthony Kristensen, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
The Titans also lost their top three scorers from that team, so there is a lot of production that needs to be replaced and cohesion to be developed as the team heads into its season opener at reigning WAC champion Grand Canyon on Monday at 6 p.m. PT.
—Staff Report, Orange County Register, 4 Nov. 2024
What happened, of course, was this: a glittering disco-soul fantasia that still ranks as one of the greatest album openers in pop history.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
What's next: UCSD's home opener on Nov. 9 against Pepperdine is a main event for the school's homecoming weekend with a tailgate before game time.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Opener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opener. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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opener
noun
open·er
ˈōp-(ə-)nər 
: something used for opening
a bottle opener
a conversation opener
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