: 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
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Examples of opener in a Sentence
The album's opener is a slow love song.
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The Blue Jays used opener Mason Fluharty and followed with a 25-year-old named Chad Dallas in his MLB debut.
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Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 5 June 2026
Texas Tech fell 7-3 in the opener.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
Garcia took batting practice ahead of the series opener at Target Field.
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
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Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 5 June 2026
Texas Tech fell 7-3 in the opener.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
Garcia took batting practice ahead of the series opener at Target Field.
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Certain Regard opener Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma are among the highlights of the selection.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for opener
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“Opener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opener. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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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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