opener

/ˈoʊp(ə)nər/
/ˈʌʊpɛnə/
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Other forms: openers

Definitions of opener
  1. noun
    a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans)
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    bottle opener
    an opener for removing caps or corks from bottles
    can opener, tin opener
    a device for cutting cans open
    latchstring
    opener consisting of a string that can be passed through a hole in a door for raising the latch from outside
    cap opener
    a bottle opener to pry off caps
    church key
    can opener that has a triangular pointed end that pierces the tops of cans
    bottle screw, corkscrew
    a bottle opener that pulls corks
    type of:
    hand tool
    a tool used with workers' hands
  2. noun
    a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens
    synonyms: undoer, unfastener, untier
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    individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
    a human being
  3. noun
    the first event in a series
    “she played Chopin for her opener”
    “the season's opener was a game against the Yankees”
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    type of:
    start
    the beginning of anything
Pronunciation
US
/ˈoʊp(ə)nər/
UK
/ˈʌʊpɛnə/
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