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opener

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
opener/ˈəʊpnə(r)/

▶noun

1 a device for opening something: a tin opener.

2 a person or thing that opens or begins something, in particular the first goal in a match or a cricketer who opens the batting.

– phrases
for openers informal to start with; first of all.

'opener' also found in these Oxford entries:

Forum discussions with the word(s) "opener" in the title:

a tin opener
church key tin opener - why church key?
From the very first bars of album opener 3 a.m., he hits the
Is there a tin-opener? Are there any tin-openers?
open one's eye, be an eye-opener
shackle opener

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