"curtain raiser" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: curtain raisers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} curtain raiser (plural curtain raisers)
  1. Alternative form of curtain-raiser Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: curtain-raiser
    Sense id: en-curtain_raiser-en-noun-nyqCNPlp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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