opener

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

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