curtain raiser

Other forms: curtain raisers

Definitions of curtain raiser
  1. noun
    a short play presented before the main play
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    type of:
    play
    a theatrical performance of a drama
  2. noun
    any preliminary activity
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    type of:
    first step, initiative, opening, opening move
    the first of a series of actions
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