: 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.
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Zack Wheeler struck out 13 over seven strong innings on Friday as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Miami Marlins 7-2 in the opener of a three-game series.
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Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
Cincinnati took the series opener by a score of 8-4 thanks to a 4-4 day at the plate from Gavin Lux.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
If not for the veteran Farmer, who boasts one of the best averages in baseball at .362, the Rockies would’ve been no-hit in the road trip opener at Petco Park last Friday.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
Un Certain Regard opener When The Light Breaks by Rúnar Rúnarsson and Cannes 2023 Golden Eye winner and 2024 Oscar nominee Four Daughters by Kaouther Ben Hania.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
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Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
Cincinnati took the series opener by a score of 8-4 thanks to a 4-4 day at the plate from Gavin Lux.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
If not for the veteran Farmer, who boasts one of the best averages in baseball at .362, the Rockies would’ve been no-hit in the road trip opener at Petco Park last Friday.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
Un Certain Regard opener When The Light Breaks by Rúnar Rúnarsson and Cannes 2023 Golden Eye winner and 2024 Oscar nominee Four Daughters by Kaouther Ben Hania.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Opener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opener. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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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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