open·er | \ ˈōp-nər 
, ˈō-pə- \
, ˈō-pə- \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
Examples of opener in a Sentence
The album's opener is a slow love song.
Recent Examples on the Web Notre Dame’s original schedule had the Irish this weekend playing Stanford, a program that doesn’t play its season opener until Nov. 7.
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Eric Hansen, The Indianapolis Star, "Notre Dame football returns to 'normalcy' after COVID-19 outbreak," 9 Oct. 2020 Hoover hasn’t lost a match since dropping its season-opener.
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Dennis Victory, al, "Only 1 change to No. 1 teams in final volleyball rankings of the season," 8 Oct. 2020 The Crimson Tide held its home football opener on Saturday, with lots of mask-wearing and none of the partying that made Tuscaloosa famous.
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Washington Post, "One Alabama university stayed safe during the coronavirus outbreak. Another, 60 miles away, struggled.," 8 Oct. 2020 The Colts allowed a max of 2,500 fans for their home opener against the Vikings.
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Cameron Fields, cleveland, "How all 32 NFL teams are managing fan attendance during the pandemic," 8 Oct. 2020 The Gators are off to a solid start, picking up two wins after dropping their season opener against King’s Academy.
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Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, "Week 5 high school football predictions in Broward and Palm Beach counties," 7 Oct. 2020 Coronado, which plays in the 3A Conference, lost its season opener last week 43-0 to El Mirage Dysart.
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Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, "Coronado cancels next two football games, to evaluate if it can finish season," 7 Oct. 2020 Their playoff opener is against Walnut Hills at 7 p.m. Friday night.
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Scott Springer, The Enquirer, "Cincinnati high school football: X-plosive offense takes St. Xavier into OHSAA playoffs," 6 Oct. 2020 The freshman libero recorded a team-high 20 digs and three aces on Sept. 25 as the Irish beat host Louisville 27-25, 25-22, 26-24 in their 2020 season opener.
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Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com, "A superb start: Benet graduate Hattie Monson begins career at Notre Dame by earning ACC Freshman of the Week honors," 6 Oct. 2020
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opener
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of opener
: a tool, device, or machine that is used to open something
: the first game, performance, etc., in a series
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