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   opener

   /ˈəʊp(ə)nə/

   noun

   • 1. a device for opening something, especially a container: "a tin opener"
   • 2. the first in a series of events, games, or actions: informal "Denver stuffed Buffalo 22–7 in the season opener"
   • ▪ the first goal in a match: "Bannister equalized after Armstrong's opener for Palace"
   • ▪ a remark used as an excuse to initiate a conversation: "we blurted out the obvious opener"
   • ▪ a player who opens the batting.
   • ▪ the player who makes the first bid in the auction.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • O

     1

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

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