Opener

Noun

 * 1) A device that opens something; specifically a tin-opener/can-opener, or a bottle opener.
 * 2)  The player who starts the betting.
 * 3)  (in plural openers) Cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting.
 * 4)  The first act in a variety show.
 * 5)  A batsman who normally plays in the first two positions of an innings.
 * 6)  The first in a series of events, items etc.; the first remark or sentence of a conversation.
 * 7)  The first goal or point scored.

Thesaurus
bottle opener, can opener, church key, clavis, coming out, corkscrew, curtain raiser, debut, embarkation, embarkment, first appearance, floating, flotation, inaugural address, inauguration, induction, initiation, installation, installment, introduction, key, latchkey, latchstring, launching, maiden speech, master key, open sesame, passkey, preliminary, skeleton key, tin opener, unveiling

Etymology
From open + -er.

Translations

 * Basque: irekigailu
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 開啟的工具, 开启的工具 (kāiqǐ de gōngjù)
 * Estonian: avaja
 * Finnish:


 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: öppnare

tin-/can-opener See tin-opener/can-opener

bottle-opener See bottle opener


 * Finnish: pelinavaaja


 * Finnish: avauskortti


 * Finnish: avausnumero


 * Spanish: primer acto


 * Finnish: pelinavaaja


 * Finnish:

Derived terms

 * bottle opener
 * can-opener/can opener
 * for openers
 * tin-opener/tin opener

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