opener
noun /ˈəʊpənə(r)/
/ˈəʊpənər/
Idioms - (usually in compounds) a tool that is used to open things
- a can opener
- a bottle-opener
- the first in a series of things such as sports games; the first action in an event, a game, etc.
- They won the opener 4–2.
- Jones scored the opener.
- a good conversation opener
- (in cricket) either of the two batsmen who start playTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
Idioms
for openers
- (informal, especially North American English) as a beginning or first part of a process synonym for starters
- For openers, the band played a track from their new album.