Definitions for opener
ˈoʊ pə nəropen·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. openernoun

   the first event in a series

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

2. undoer, opener, unfastener, untiernoun

   a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens

   "children are talented undoers of their shoelaces"

3. openernoun

   a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans)

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Openernoun

   Specifically: A bottle opener or a can opener; as, you need an opener to get the cap off.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. openernoun

   A device that opens something; specifically a tin-opener/can-opener, or a bottle opener.

2. openernoun

   The player who starts the betting.

3. openernoun

   (in plural openers) Cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting.

4. openernoun

   The first act in a variety show.

5. openernoun

   A batsman who normally plays in the first two positions of an innings.

6. openernoun

   The first in a series of events, items etc.; the first remark or sentence of a conversation.

7. openernoun

   The first game played in a competition

8. openernoun

   The first goal or point scored.

9. Etymology: From open + -er.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Openernoun

   Etymology: from open.

   1. One that opens; one that unlocks; one that uncloses.

   True opener of mine eyes,
   Much better seems this vision, and more hope
   Of peaceful days portends, than those two past. John Milton.

   2. Explainer; interpreter.

   To us, th’ imagin’d voice of heav’n itself;
   The very opener and intelligencer
   Between the grace, the sanctities of heav’n,
   And our dull workings. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   3. That which separates; disuniter.

   There may be such openers of compound bodies, because there wanted not some experiments in which it appeared. Boyle.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. opener

   An opener is a device or tool used to unseal or uncork various objects such as bottles, cans or doors. In the context of an event or performance, an opener refers to the first performer or act. In a conversation or discussion, it denotes the initial topic, remark or question that begins the discourse.

Matched Categories

1. • Hand Tool
   • Person
   • Start

Anagrams for opener »

1. reopen

2. repone

How to pronounce opener?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say opener in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of opener in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of opener in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of opener in a Sentence

1. Fort Worth:

   We saw the the tornado drop out of the sky, this was crazy. It completely looks like a can opener opened this truck right in front of me.

2. Edwin Sabuhoro:

   One old man looked at me and said, 'Your kids are starving to death. Would you poach to feed your family?' it was an eye-opener for me.

3. Martin Smith:

   Their compatriots included such beasts as Wiwaxia, a slug covered in leaf-like scales and towering spines; Anomalocaris, resembling a cross between a lobster and a can-opener; Nectocaris, a boggle-eyed two-armed squid, and Opabinia, which looks like a shrimp that swallowed a vacuum cleaner.

4. Ophelie Jacobson:

   Floridians want to know they are funding institutions that live up to the standard of raising the next generation of open-minded leaders and thinkers, and right now, our state colleges and universities are not living up to that standard, my peers have lost the ability to critically think and analyze different viewpoints because other viewpoints aren't there for them to analyze! But thanks to Governor DeSantis, intellectual diversity is making a comeback on campus. This annual assessment will be a true eye-opener for taxpayers, parents, and students.

5. Junal Barboza:

   Learning about her was a real eye-opener and has provided the stepping stone for what we want to achieve.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=opener
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=opener
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Opener
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=opener
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com