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[ noun ] the first event in a series

Examples

: "she played Chopin for her opener" "the season's opener was a game against the Yankees"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Rice has not played since injuring a knee in the opener with Maryland .

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

The Bears took the lead in the first inning , as they did in Sunday 's opener , and never lagged .

(The Providence Journal...)

Producer_John_Holmes has chosen a delightful comedy for his season 's opener at Matunuck in Jean_Kerr 's `` King_of_Hearts '' .

Related terms

start open

2
[ noun ] a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens

Synonyms

unfastener untier undoer

Examples

"children are talented undoers of their shoelaces"

Related terms

person open loosen unwrap

3
[ noun ] a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans)

Related terms

hand_tool bottle_opener latchstring can_opener open

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Rhymes with

roadrunner oftener entrepreneur executioner oftener londoner kitchener softener conditioner foreigner practitioner commoner stationer coroner petitioner probationer gardener sweetener parishioner runner commissioner vacationer gunner freshener stiffener waggoner wagoner mariner listener reasoner fastener thickener pensioner confectioner questioner prisoner examiner falconer gunrunner forerunner

Phonetic and Homophones

OW1 P AH0 N ER0

Similar Spelling

openwork open-air open_air

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