opener

/ˈoʊp(ə)nər/

/ˈʌʊpɛnə/

Other forms: openers

Definitions of opener

1. noun

   a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans)
   types:

   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

   type of:

   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”

   type of:

   start

   the beginning of anything