: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team could not generate much offense in Friday's series opener at South Carolina.
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Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 20 Apr. 2024
Fans also claim to have seen Swift’s Midnights collaborator Zoe Kravitz, her boyfriend Channing Tatum, Swift’s tour opener Gracie Abrams, and Maggie Rogers there.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
Jameson Taillon worked five strong innings in his season debut as the host Chicago Cubs picked up an 8-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday afternoon in the opener of a four-game series.
—Field Level Media, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
Lugo lowered those numbers in the Royals’ series opener against the White Sox.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
The opener for Combs' concerts April 12 and 13 starts at 5:45 p.m. with gates opening at 5 p.m. each day.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
Harvard-Westlake 10, Key West (Fla.) 2: The Wolverines won their opener in North Carolina behind Bryce Rainer, who had three hits, and Duncan Marsten, who contributed two hits and three RBIs and pitched six innings.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Aside from Saka’s opener and Leandro Trossard’s equalizer to make it 2-2, one of the loudest moments of the night came early in the second half when Kane was shown a yellow card for catching Gabriel with his arm, with many fans inside the stadium waving imaginary red cards towards the pitch.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Cleveland dispatched traffic officers across the city to facilitate movement on the roads, flooded with cars both for the eclipse and the Cleveland Guardians' home opener.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 20 Apr. 2024
Fans also claim to have seen Swift’s Midnights collaborator Zoe Kravitz, her boyfriend Channing Tatum, Swift’s tour opener Gracie Abrams, and Maggie Rogers there.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
Jameson Taillon worked five strong innings in his season debut as the host Chicago Cubs picked up an 8-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday afternoon in the opener of a four-game series.
—Field Level Media, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
Lugo lowered those numbers in the Royals’ series opener against the White Sox.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
The opener for Combs' concerts April 12 and 13 starts at 5:45 p.m. with gates opening at 5 p.m. each day.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
Harvard-Westlake 10, Key West (Fla.) 2: The Wolverines won their opener in North Carolina behind Bryce Rainer, who had three hits, and Duncan Marsten, who contributed two hits and three RBIs and pitched six innings.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Aside from Saka’s opener and Leandro Trossard’s equalizer to make it 2-2, one of the loudest moments of the night came early in the second half when Kane was shown a yellow card for catching Gabriel with his arm, with many fans inside the stadium waving imaginary red cards towards the pitch.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Cleveland dispatched traffic officers across the city to facilitate movement on the roads, flooded with cars both for the eclipse and the Cleveland Guardians' home opener.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Opener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opener. Accessed 24 Apr. 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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