opener en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈəʊ.pən.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈoʊ.pən.ɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈəʉ.pən.ə/ (Australia)
- /ˈəʉp.nə/ (Australia)
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Etymology
From Middle English oppinnare, opynnare, from Old English openere, equivalent to open + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).
Meanings
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A person who opens something.
Have you, like the opener of this debate, discovered, sapiently enough, that "the peace party, with Lord Aberdeen at their head, were the chief cause of the war"?
1863, The British Controversialist: And Literary Magazine, page 122:
- A device that opens something; specifically a tin-opener/can-opener, or a bottle opener.
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(in-compounds) An establishment that opens.
The late-night openers in the mall include two restaurants and a clothing store.
- The player who starts the betting.
- (in-plural) Cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting.
- A person employed to separate sheets of hot metal that become stuck together.
- The first act in a variety show or concert.
- A batsman or bowler who normally plays in the first two positions of an innings.
- (colloquial) The first in a series of events, items etc.; the first remark or sentence of a conversation.
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The first game played in a competition.
England were on the scoreboard after only one minute, Wilkinson, who missed five penalties in his side's opener against the Pumas, knocking over a three-pointer from bang in front, despite boos from the crowd.
2011 September 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, in BBC Sport:The opener came from a Jarvis ball which struck Aleksandar Kolarov en route to a lively round of pinball between City players before it was poked in by Milijas.
2011 January 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Man City 4 - 3 Wolves”, in BBC:His debut was highly anticipated, but Rodgers only saw 94 seconds of game time as he suffered the significant injury in the Jets’ season opener against the Buffalo Bills when he was sacked by edge rusher Leonard Floyd, only four plays in.
2023 December 20, Sam Joseph, “Aaron Rodgers writes off this season as ‘lost year,’ but quarterback says he feels ‘I can play more years’ in NFL”, in CNN:
- A opening goal.
- A period of time when it is legal to commercially fish.
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A pitcher who specializes in getting the first outs of a game before being replaced, either by a long reliever or a pitcher who would normally start.
The Rays debuted the opener—in which a reliever starts the game and throws anywhere from one to three innings, then gives way to a new pitcher, who will usually throw three to five as essentially a second starter—on May 19 against the Angels, using veteran righty Sergio Romo to pitch the first.
2018 August 23, Jon Tayler, “How the Tampa Bay Rays Reinvented the Concept of Starting Pitching”, in Sports Illustrated:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| openers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
eye-opener · for openers · jar opener · pipe-opener · letter opener · door opener · bottle-opener · pew-opener
Hyponyms
bottle opener (of the sense “tool or machine used to open”) · can opener (of the sense “tool or machine used to open”) · tin opener (of the sense “tool or machine used to open”)
Translations (51)
bg откриващ (card games: player who starts the betting) · fa باز کننده (device that opens something) · el ανοιχτήρι (device that opens something) · hu nyitó (device that opens something) · fi avaus (first in a series of events) · ar مِفَكّ (device that opens something) · et avaja (device that opens something) · fi avausnumero (theater: first act in a variety show or concert) · ru открыва́шка (device that opens something) · sv öppnare (device that opens something) · fi pelinavaaja (cricket: batsman or bowler who normally plays in the first two positions of an innings) · cs otvírák (device that opens something) · az açan (device that opens something) · hy բացիչ (device that opens something) · uk відкривачка (device that opens something) · ru открыва́лка (device that opens something) · nb åpner (device that opens something) · fi avaaja (device that opens something) · ny kutsegula (device that opens something) · ko 오프너 (device that opens something) · uz ochishi (device that opens something) · fi pelinavaaja (card games: player who starts the betting) · tr açacak (device that opens something) · zu ngikwazi ukuqala (device that opens something) · mk отворач (device that opens something) · ur اوپنر (device that opens something) · fi avauskortti (card games: cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting) · ko 오프너 (baseball: pitcher who specializes in getting the first outs of a game before being replaced, either by a long reliever or a pitcher who would normally start) · nn opnar (device that opens something) · cho isht tiwa (device that opens something) · pt abridor (device that opens something) · yi אָפּענער (device that opens something) · tsg uukab (device that opens something) · cmn 開啟的工具 /开启的工具 (device that opens something) · tg тӯдаи (device that opens something) · de Öffner (device that opens something) · ja オープナー (baseball: pitcher who specializes in getting the first outs of a game before being replaced, either by a long reliever or a pitcher who would normally start) · es primer acto (theater: first act in a variety show or concert) · eu irekigailu (device that opens something) · ar فَتَّاحَة (device that opens something) · om bantuu (device that opens something) · ja オープナー (theater: first act in a variety show or concert) · es abridor (device that opens something) · bg отварячка (device that opens something) · ja オープナー (device that opens something) · sq hapës (device that opens something) · rsk отверач (device that opens something) · ko 따개 (device that opens something) · nl opener (device that opens something) · pl otwieracz (device that opens something) · ca obridor (device that opens something)