: 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 Red Sox won their second straight after losing the opener.
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Ken Powtak, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2024
The home opener will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 18, a Friday night, against the Cleveland Monsters.
—Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2024
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The Dodgers enter Tuesday's series opener at 55-36 with a 7.5-game lead over the second-place San Diego Padres in the NL West.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
Other than a brief surge of offense in the second inning of the series opener, the Angels couldn’t keep up with the hot bats of the Texas Rangers and lost for the seventh time in their past eight games, 9-4, at Angel Stadium.
—Dan Arritt, Orange County Register, 9 July 2024
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Ken Powtak, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2024
The home opener will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 18, a Friday night, against the Cleveland Monsters.
—Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2024
Read more: Phillies Activate Two All-Stars Ahead of Key Series Against National League Rivals
The Dodgers enter Tuesday's series opener at 55-36 with a 7.5-game lead over the second-place San Diego Padres in the NL West.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
Other than a brief surge of offense in the second inning of the series opener, the Angels couldn’t keep up with the hot bats of the Texas Rangers and lost for the seventh time in their past eight games, 9-4, at Angel Stadium.
—Dan Arritt, Orange County Register, 9 July 2024
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“Opener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opener. Accessed 27 Jul. 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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