Definition of opener
: one that opens a bottle opener: such asa openers plural : cards of sufficient value for a player to open the betting in a poker gameb : the first item, contest, or event of a series
for openers
: to begin with
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Examples of opener in a Sentence
The album's opener is a slow love song.
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Guentzel had an eight-game goal drought that lasted from Game 6 of the second round against Washington until the opener of the Final.
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The best, in this Lovelady's eyes, is Auburn ace Keegan Thompson, who will toe the rubber for the Tigers in the teams' opener at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday at 11 a.m.
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According to the Leap Frogs website, the team has performed every month this year, including at baseball home openers in Philadelphia and San Diego last month and at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado, in January.
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The Leap Frogs travel around the country performing skydiving demonstrations before large crowds, including the April 9 Padres home opener.
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Maybe, but as the teams gear up for Thursday night's series opener in Oakland, comments made by Warriors forward Draymond Green in October are reverberating around Cleveland.
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Fritze was upbeat before the team's home opener against Texas at the Steel Yard.
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Lemont's only loss of the season came to Hinsdale South, a 3-0 setback in its March 18 season opener.
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Rosters can now have as many as 90 players until the deadline to get to 53 the weekend before the regular season opener.
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First Known Use of opener
15th century
OPENER Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of opener for English Language Learners
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: a tool, device, or machine that is used to open something
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: the first game, performance, etc., in a series
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