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opener definition

open·er (o′pə nər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that opens
  2. any of several devices for opening bottles, cans, etc.
  3. the first game in a series, the first act in a vaudeville show, etc.
  4. ☆ Poker cards of sufficient value to allow a player to open the betting
opener Idioms

for openers

Informal to begin with

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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