English noun: opener | |||
1. | opener (event) the first event in a series | ||
Samples | She played Chopin for her opener. The season's opener was a game against the Yankees. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | start | ||
2. | opener (person) a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens | ||
Samples | Children are talented undoers of their shoelaces. | ||
Synonyms | undoer, unfastener, untier | ||
Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
3. | opener (artifact) a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hand tool | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bottle opener, can opener, latchstring, tin opener | ||