"opener" meaning in English

See opener in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈəʊ.pən.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈoʊ.pən.ɚ/ [General-American], /ˈəʉ.pən.ə/ [General-Australian], /ˈəʉp.nə/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-au-opener.ogg Forms: openers [plural]
Etymology: From open + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|open|er|id2=agent noun}} open + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} opener (plural openers)
  1. A person who opens something.
    Sense id: en-opener-en-noun-M~ZYQ8pa
  2. A device that opens something; specifically a tin-opener/can-opener, or a bottle opener. Categories (topical): People Translations (device that opens something): hapës (Albanian), فَتَّاحَة (fattāḥa) [feminine] (Arabic), مِفَكّ (mifakk) [masculine] (Arabic), բացիչ (bacʻičʻ) (Armenian), açacağı (Azerbaijani), irekigailu (Basque), отварячка (otvarjačka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), obridor [masculine] (Catalan), kutsegula (Chichewa), 開啟的工具 (Chinese Mandarin), 开启的工具 (kāiqǐ de gōngjù) (Chinese Mandarin), otvírák [masculine] (Czech), avaja (Estonian), avaaja (Finnish), Öffner (German), ανοιχτήρι (anoichtíri) [neuter] (Greek), pe'aha (Guaraní), nyitó (Hungarian), 오프너 (opeuneo) (Korean), 따개 (ttagae) (Korean), отворач (otvorač) [masculine] (Macedonian), åpner [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), opnar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), bantuu (Oromo), باز کننده (Persian), otwieracz [masculine] (Polish), abridor [masculine] (Portuguese), открыва́лка (otkryválka) [feminine] (Russian), открыва́шка (otkryváška) [feminine] (Russian), abridor [masculine] (Spanish), öppnare (Swedish), тӯдаи (tüda-yi) (Tajik), uukab (Tausug), açacak (Turkish), відкривачка (vidkryvačka) [masculine] (Ukrainian), اوپنر (Urdu), ochishi (Uzbek), אָפּענער (opener) [masculine] (Yiddish), ngikwazi ukuqala (Zulu)
    Sense id: en-opener-en-noun-ZDQDjMzb Disambiguation of People: 9 11 0 18 8 3 0 18 1 8 0 10 13 Disambiguation of 'device that opens something': 6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
  3. (in combination) An establishment that opens. Tags: in-compounds
    Sense id: en-opener-en-noun-nu6aQ4Lp
  4. (card games) The player who starts the betting. Categories (topical): Card games, People Translations (player who starts the betting): откриващ (otkrivašt) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pelinavaaja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-opener-en-noun-BAo18f78 Disambiguation of People: 9 11 0 18 8 3 0 18 1 8 0 10 13 Topics: card-games, games Disambiguation of 'player who starts the betting': 7 1 1 64 8 4 1 5 1 1 1 3 5
  5. (card games, in the plural) Cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting. Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Card games Translations (openers: cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting): avauskortti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-opener-en-noun-1aaYZFNr Topics: card-games, games Disambiguation of 'openers: cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting': 2 4 2 11 45 9 3 3 1 3 3 12 3
  6. (metalworking) A person employed to separate sheets of hot metal that become stuck together. Categories (topical): Metalworking
    Sense id: en-opener-en-noun-Sx7TuePH Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 2 6 2 3 6 22 10 6 2 5 5 25 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 9 6 1 5 5 24 8 6 2 4 4 21 5 Topics: arts, crafts, engineering, hobbies, lifestyle, metallurgy, metalworking, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  7. (theater) The first act in a variety show or concert. Categories (topical): Theater Translations (first act in a variety show): avausnumero (Finnish), primer acto [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-opener-en-noun-eQOORzP5 Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 2 6 2 3 6 22 10 6 2 5 5 25 5 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater Disambiguation of 'first act in a variety show': 0 3 0 1 2 13 40 3 3 5 4 22 4
  8. (cricket) A batsman who normally plays in the first two positions of an innings. Categories (topical): Cricket, People Translations (batsman who normally plays in the first two positions of an innings): pelinavaaja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-opener-en-noun-7zIq0Ryq Disambiguation of People: 9 11 0 18 8 3 0 18 1 8 0 10 13 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'batsman who normally plays in the first two positions of an innings': 5 2 0 3 1 5 3 61 3 4 3 2 8
  9. (colloquial) The first in a series of events, items etc.; the first remark or sentence of a conversation. Tags: colloquial Translations (first in a series of events): avaus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-opener-en-noun-lzUvu7dQ Disambiguation of 'first in a series of events': 1 1 2 1 1 3 10 6 51 10 5 3 6
  10. (sports) The first game played in a competition. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-opener-en-noun-QLApVF7e Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  11. (sports) The first goal or point scored. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-opener-en-noun-iArk2pmX Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  12. (fishing) A period of time when it is legal to commercially fish. Categories (topical): Fishing, People
    Sense id: en-opener-en-noun-C4UHPaBo Disambiguation of People: 9 11 0 18 8 3 0 18 1 8 0 10 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Chichewa translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Guaraní translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Oromo translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Tausug translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Terms with Uzbek translations, Terms with Yiddish translations, Terms with Zulu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 6 1 3 4 18 10 4 1 5 6 35 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 2 4 1 3 3 17 18 3 2 4 5 31 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 4 2 3 3 19 18 3 2 4 5 30 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 5 1 3 4 17 10 4 1 6 7 36 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 5 1 3 4 16 11 3 1 5 7 39 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 10 5 1 5 5 19 9 5 2 4 4 24 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 1 5 2 5 6 17 11 4 2 6 5 30 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 9 5 1 6 5 18 9 5 2 5 4 24 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 10 5 1 5 5 19 9 5 2 4 4 24 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 2 6 2 5 5 15 11 5 2 5 6 30 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 2 5 1 4 5 16 10 6 2 7 7 28 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 2 5 2 5 5 15 11 5 2 5 6 30 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Chichewa translations: 1 4 1 3 4 18 17 3 2 4 5 35 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 9 5 1 5 5 19 9 5 2 6 4 23 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 10 5 1 6 4 19 9 5 2 4 5 24 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 2 5 2 5 4 16 13 5 2 5 5 29 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 5 2 4 4 17 15 3 2 5 6 31 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 2 6 2 3 6 22 10 6 2 5 5 25 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Guaraní translations: 1 5 1 3 4 16 12 3 2 5 6 35 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 9 6 1 5 5 24 8 6 2 4 4 21 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 1 5 2 3 3 16 16 3 2 5 6 32 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 2 5 2 5 5 16 13 5 2 5 5 28 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 10 5 2 5 4 19 9 5 2 4 4 24 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 2 5 2 4 5 18 14 5 2 5 6 29 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 2 6 2 6 5 15 11 5 3 5 6 29 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 1 5 1 4 5 16 11 3 1 5 6 37 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Oromo translations: 2 6 2 5 5 15 11 5 2 5 6 30 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 10 5 1 6 4 19 9 5 2 4 5 24 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 3 6 2 5 5 16 11 5 3 5 6 28 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 5 1 5 5 19 9 5 3 4 4 25 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 1 5 2 3 3 18 15 3 2 5 6 32 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 5 2 3 3 19 14 3 2 5 6 32 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 2 5 2 5 5 17 11 5 2 5 5 29 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 10 5 1 5 5 19 9 5 2 4 4 24 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Tausug translations: 2 5 2 4 5 16 12 3 2 5 6 32 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 2 5 2 5 5 15 11 5 2 5 6 30 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 2 5 2 5 5 16 13 5 2 5 5 28 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 1 5 2 4 5 17 13 3 2 5 6 32 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Uzbek translations: 10 5 1 5 5 19 9 5 2 4 4 24 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 1 5 2 4 5 17 13 4 2 6 6 31 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Zulu translations: 2 6 1 5 5 15 11 5 2 5 6 31 6 Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
  13. (baseball) A pitcher who specializes in getting the first outs of a game before being replaced, either by a long reliever or a pitcher who would normally start. Categories (topical): Baseball, People
    Sense id: en-opener-en-noun-SpmDdL5g Disambiguation of People: 9 11 0 18 8 3 0 18 1 8 0 10 13 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: bottle opener, can opener, tin opener Derived forms: bottle-opener, door opener, eye-opener [noun], for openers, jar opener, letter opener, pew-opener, pipe-opener Translations (baseball pitcher who starts the game, but is planned to have a short outing): オープナー (ōpunā) (Japanese)
Disambiguation of 'baseball pitcher who starts the game, but is planned to have a short outing': 12 3 1 23 3 7 2 10 1 9 1 5 22

Inflected forms

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      "word": "door opener"
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      "word": "for openers"
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      "word": "jar opener"
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      "word": "letter opener"
    },
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      "word": "pipe-opener"
    }
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        {
          "ref": "1863, The British Controversialist: And Literary Magazine, page 122:",
          "text": "Have you, like the opener of this debate, discovered, sapiently enough, that \"the peace party, with Lord Aberdeen at their head, were the chief cause of the war\"?",
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          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "hapës"
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          "roman": "mifakk",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "مِفَكّ"
        },
        {
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "bacʻičʻ",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "բացիչ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "açacağı"
        },
        {
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          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "irekigailu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otvarjačka",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "отварячка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "obridor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "ny",
          "lang": "Chichewa",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "kutsegula"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "開啟的工具"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "kāiqǐ de gōngjù",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "开启的工具"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "otvírák"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "avaja"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "avaaja"
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        {
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "Öffner"
        },
        {
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "anoichtíri",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
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          "word": "ανοιχτήρι"
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        {
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          "code": "gn",
          "lang": "Guaraní",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "pe'aha"
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        {
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "nyitó"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "opeuneo",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "오프너"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ttagae",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "따개"
        },
        {
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "otvorač",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
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          "word": "отворач"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "åpner"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "opnar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "om",
          "lang": "Oromo",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "bantuu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "باز کننده"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "otwieracz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "abridor"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otkryválka",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "открыва́лка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otkryváška",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "открыва́шка"
        },
        {
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "abridor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "öppnare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "tüda-yi",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "тӯдаи"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "tsg",
          "lang": "Tausug",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "uukab"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "açacak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vidkryvačka",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "відкривачка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "اوپنر"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "ochishi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "opener",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "אָפּענער"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 74 11 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "zu",
          "lang": "Zulu",
          "sense": "device that opens something",
          "word": "ngikwazi ukuqala"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The late-night openers in the mall include two restaurants and a clothing store.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An establishment that opens."
      ],
      "id": "en-opener-en-noun-nu6aQ4Lp",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in combination) An establishment that opens."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "sense": "baseball pitcher who starts the game, but is planned to have a short outing",
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}
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    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
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      "word": "door opener"
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        "noun"
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      "word": "eye-opener"
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      "word": "for openers"
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      "word": "jar opener"
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    {
      "word": "letter opener"
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      "word": "pew-opener"
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      "word": "pipe-opener"
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        {
          "ref": "1863, The British Controversialist: And Literary Magazine, page 122:",
          "text": "Have you, like the opener of this debate, discovered, sapiently enough, that \"the peace party, with Lord Aberdeen at their head, were the chief cause of the war\"?",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "A person who opens something."
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        "A device that opens something; specifically a tin-opener/can-opener, or a bottle opener."
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          "can-opener"
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        {
          "text": "The late-night openers in the mall include two restaurants and a clothing store.",
          "type": "example"
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        "An establishment that opens."
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        "(in combination) An establishment that opens."
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        "The player who starts the betting."
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        "(card games) The player who starts the betting."
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        "games"
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      "categories": [
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          "value"
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        "(card games, in the plural) Cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting."
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        "in-plural"
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        "games"
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      "categories": [
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        "A person employed to separate sheets of hot metal that become stuck together."
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          "metalworking"
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          "metal"
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        "(metalworking) A person employed to separate sheets of hot metal that become stuck together."
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        "arts",
        "crafts",
        "engineering",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "metallurgy",
        "metalworking",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
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        "The first act in a variety show or concert."
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          "theater"
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          "act"
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        "(theater) The first act in a variety show or concert."
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "theater"
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        "A batsman who normally plays in the first two positions of an innings."
      ],
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          "cricket"
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        "(cricket) A batsman who normally plays in the first two positions of an innings."
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        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
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          "ref": "2011 September 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, in BBC Sport:",
          "text": "England were on the scoreboard after only one minute, Wilkinson, who missed five penalties in his side's opener against the Pumas, knocking over a three-pointer from bang in front, despite boos from the crowd.",
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        }
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        "(sports) The first game played in a competition."
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          "ref": "2011 January 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Man City 4 - 3 Wolves”, in BBC:",
          "text": "The opener came from a Jarvis ball which struck Aleksandar Kolarov en route to a lively round of pinball between City players before it was poked in by Milijas.",
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        }
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        "The first goal or point scored."
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        "(sports) The first goal or point scored."
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
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      "categories": [
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      "glosses": [
        "A period of time when it is legal to commercially fish."
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          "fishing",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(fishing) A period of time when it is legal to commercially fish."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "fishing",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
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      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2018 August 23, Jon Tayler, “How the Tampa Bay Rays Reinvented the Concept of Starting Pitching”, in Sports Illustrated:",
          "text": "The Rays debuted the opener—in which a reliever starts the game and throws anywhere from one to three innings, then gives way to a new pitcher, who will usually throw three to five as essentially a second starter—on May 19 against the Angels, using veteran righty Sergio Romo to pitch the first.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A pitcher who specializes in getting the first outs of a game before being replaced, either by a long reliever or a pitcher who would normally start."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "baseball",
          "baseball"
        ],
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          "pitcher",
          "pitcher"
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          "reliever",
          "relief pitcher"
        ],
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          "start",
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        ]
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        "(baseball) A pitcher who specializes in getting the first outs of a game before being replaced, either by a long reliever or a pitcher who would normally start."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "baseball",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈəʊ.pən.ə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈoʊ.pən.ɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈəʉ.pən.ə/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈəʉp.nə/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
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    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "hapës"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "fattāḥa",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "فَتَّاحَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mifakk",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مِفَكّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bacʻičʻ",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "բացիչ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "açacağı"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "irekigailu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otvarjačka",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "отварячка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "obridor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ny",
      "lang": "Chichewa",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "kutsegula"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "開啟的工具"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kāiqǐ de gōngjù",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "开启的工具"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "otvírák"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "avaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "avaaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "Öffner"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anoichtíri",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ανοιχτήρι"
    },
    {
      "code": "gn",
      "lang": "Guaraní",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "pe'aha"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "nyitó"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "opeuneo",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "오프너"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ttagae",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "따개"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "otvorač",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отворач"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "åpner"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "opnar"
    },
    {
      "code": "om",
      "lang": "Oromo",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "bantuu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "باز کننده"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "otwieracz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abridor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otkryválka",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "открыва́лка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otkryváška",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "открыва́шка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abridor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "öppnare"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "tüda-yi",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "тӯдаи"
    },
    {
      "code": "tsg",
      "lang": "Tausug",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "uukab"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "açacak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidkryvačka",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "відкривачка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "اوپنر"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "ochishi"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "opener",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "אָפּענער"
    },
    {
      "code": "zu",
      "lang": "Zulu",
      "sense": "device that opens something",
      "word": "ngikwazi ukuqala"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otkrivašt",
      "sense": "player who starts the betting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "откриващ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "player who starts the betting",
      "word": "pelinavaaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "openers: cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting",
      "word": "avauskortti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "first act in a variety show",
      "word": "avausnumero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "first act in a variety show",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "primer acto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "batsman who normally plays in the first two positions of an innings",
      "word": "pelinavaaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "first in a series of events",
      "word": "avaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ōpunā",
      "sense": "baseball pitcher who starts the game, but is planned to have a short outing",
      "word": "オープナー"
    }
  ],
  "word": "opener"
}

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