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opener

[oh-puh-ner]

o·pen·er

[oh-puh-ner]
noun
1.
a person or thing that opens.
2.
a device for opening sealed containers: can opener.
3.
the first of several theatrical numbers, variety acts, sports events, etc.: a humorous monologue as an opener.
4.
openers, Poker. cards in a hand, as a pair of jacks or better, that according to a given standard are worth enough to enable the holder to make the first bet of a deal.
5.
for openers, as an initially stated reason or argument; at the outset; to begin with: Well, for openers, I don't have the money.

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Opener is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

Origin:
1540–50; open + -er1

self-o·pen·er, noun
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opener (ˈəʊpənə)
 
n
1.  an instrument used to open sealed containers such as tins or bottles: a bottle opener
2.  a person who opens, esp the player who makes the first bid or play
3.  the first or opening section or episode in a series
4.  (US) the first song, act, etc, in a variety show
5.  (plural) a start; beginning (esp in the phrase for openers)

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