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opener
noun
[ ˈəʊp(ə)nə ]
• a device for opening something, especially a container.
• "a tin opener"
• the first in a series of events, games, or actions.
• "Denver stuffed Buffalo 22–7 in the season opener"
Phrases
for openers
• to start with; first of all.
"for openers we chose lobster"