opener

noun open·er \ ˈōp-nər , ˈō-pə- \

|Updated on: 16 Aug 2018

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Definition of opener

: 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

— 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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Lin missed essentially all of last season for Brooklyn after tearing his ACL in the season-opener against the Pacers.

— khadrice rollins, SI.com, "Report: Nets Trade Jeremy Lin to Hawks, Take Kenneth Faried From Nuggets," 13 July 2018
The hot start was fueled, in part, by a stellar defensive performance, including a shutout in the season opener and a 30-27 victory over No.

— matt murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Despite hurdles, Washington State is No. 48 in 2018 preseason college football rankings," 10 July 2018
Assuming the top seeds win, here are some regional finals on Wednesday to watch: New Berlin Eisenhower at South Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Wednesday: South Milwaukee won the Woodland East title but lost, 7-4, in to the Lions in the season opener.

— mark stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee-area baseball rankings, weekly honors," 9 July 2018
The other two victories are owned by Joey Logano (28 years old but hardly a newcomer after nine full seasons in Cup) and Austin Dillon, 28, who won the Daytona 500 but generally has struggled since the season opener.

— mike hembree, USA TODAY, "Is NASCAR's young crop of drivers feeling pressure to perform, replace departed stars?," 6 July 2018
Howard, a 26-year-old five-year veteran, replaced 31-year-old Crystal Langhorne, a 15-year veteran and four-year starter with the Storm, in the lineup after the season opener.

— percy allen, The Seattle Times, "Storm’s Natasha Howard proving her point that more minutes equals better stats," 25 June 2018
Due to a lower back injury in the season opener against Iowa State, Porter was forced to undergo microdiscectomy surgery of the L3-L4 spinal discs.

— alec romero, sacbee, "Three things to know about Kings draft prospect Michael Porter Jr.," 20 June 2018
In as anticipated of a season opener as there’s been in Philadelphia, the Eagles kick off the NFL schedule on Sept. 6 at home in front of a national audience as defending Super Bowl champions.

— zach berman, Philly.com, "Eagles offseason workout review: What was learned, who stood out, what's unanswered, and what's next," 15 June 2018
The teams first met in the season opener May 18 with Phoenix winning 86-78. ...

— jeff metcalfe, azcentral, "Unbeaten in June, Mercury go for sixth straight win at Dallas," 11 June 2018

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