: 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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The graduate student didn’t play in the season opener at Texas, only got in the game late against UNC, and played sparingly against CU before breaking out with a 156-yard, two-touchdown performance against UTEP.
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
The day before the season opener at The Barn, Garcia and senior guard Mike Mitchell Jr., were on the court before any of their teammates and more than a half hour before practice.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024
The unit gave the Rams a chance to win the game after the Seahawks took the first possession of overtime and, looking a lot like the Lions in the season opener, drove to Rams’ 16-yard line.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
But that interior combination only played together for one half of football, as Avila sprained his knee in the second quarter of the season opener.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
The day before the season opener at The Barn, Garcia and senior guard Mike Mitchell Jr., were on the court before any of their teammates and more than a half hour before practice.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024
The unit gave the Rams a chance to win the game after the Seahawks took the first possession of overtime and, looking a lot like the Lions in the season opener, drove to Rams’ 16-yard line.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
But that interior combination only played together for one half of football, as Avila sprained his knee in the second quarter of the season opener.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Opener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opener. Accessed 24 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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