opener

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From open + -er.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈəʊpənə/

[edit] Noun

opener (plural openers)

1. A device that opens something; specifically a tin-opener/can-opener, or a bottle opener.
2. (card games) The player who starts the betting.
3. (card games) (in plural openers) Cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting.
4. (theater) The first act in a variety show.
5. (cricket) A batsman who normally plays in the first two positions of an innings.
6. (colloquial) The first in a series of events, items etc.; the first remark or sentence of a conversation.

[edit] Translations

tin-/can-opener See tin-opener/can-opener

bottle-opener See bottle opener

[edit] Derived terms

• bottle opener
• can-opener/can opener
• for openers
• tin-opener/tin opener