Definition of "opener"
- noun
The first goal or point scored.
The first game played in a competition.
The first in a series of events, items etc.; the first remark or sentence of a conversation.
A batsman who normally plays in the first two positions of an innings.
Fatiha.
The first act in a variety show.
(in plural openers) Cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting.
The player who starts the betting.
A device that opens something; specifically a tin-opener/can-opener, or a bottle opener.
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