opener

Meaning

Noun

1. A person who opens something.
2. A device that opens something; specifically a tin-opener/can-opener, or a bottle opener.
3. (in-compounds) An establishment that opens.
4. The player who starts the betting.
5. (in-plural) Cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting.
6. A person employed to separate sheets of hot metal that become stuck together.
7. The first act in a variety show or concert.
8. A batsman or bowler who normally plays in the first two positions of an innings.
9. (colloquial) The first in a series of events, items etc.; the first remark or sentence of a conversation.
10. The first game played in a competition.
11. The first goal or point scored.
12. A period of time when it is legal to commercially fish.
13. A pitcher who specializes in getting the first outs of a game before being replaced, either by a long reliever or a pitcher who would normally start.

Adj

comparative form of open: more open

Synonyms

unfastener

untier

undoer

tin opener

issuer

opening

orderer

overture

tin-opener

opening game

accountee

accredited buyer

principal customer

applicant for the credit

accredited party

account party

applicant

grafting knife

can opener

can-opener

corkscrew

Translations

Öffner

abridor

abridor

apriscatole

obridor

ανοιχτήρι

ouvre-boîte

ouvre-bouteille

abrelatas

obrellaunes

opener

ouvre-boîtes

navalha de ensertar

Eröffnungswettkampf

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈəʊ.pən.ə/

Etymology

From open + -er.