# opener

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈəʊ.pən.ə/ · frequency rank #8,585

## Definitions
1. A person who opens something.
2. A device that opens something; specifically a tin-opener/can-opener, or a bottle opener.
3. An establishment that opens.
4. The player who starts the betting.
5. Cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting.
6. A person employed to separate sheets of hot metal that become stuck together.
7. The first act in a variety show or concert.
8. A batsman or bowler who normally plays in the first two positions of an innings.
9. The first in a series of events, items etc.; the first remark or sentence of a conversation.
10. The first game played in a competition.
11. The first goal or point scored.
12. A period of time when it is legal to commercially fish.
13. A pitcher who specializes in getting the first outs of a game before being replaced, either by a long reliever or a pitcher who would normally start.

## Etymology
From open + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **owner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opener-vs-owner)
- **opens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opener-vs-opens)
- **openly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opener-vs-openly)
- **open** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/open-vs-opener)
- **opened** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opened-vs-opener)

## Common misspellings (8)
`oepner`, `opeenr`, `openerr`, `openner`, `openre`, `opneer`, `oppener`, `poener`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/opener