opener
A person who opens somethingA person who opens something.
» Please hand me the bottle opener.
Подай мне штопор, пожалуйста. — marafon
Подайте мне штопор, пожалуйста. — marafon
Будь ласка, подай мені штопор. — oromashka
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
13 sensesA person who opens something.
a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens
A device that opens something; specifically a tin-opener/can-opener, or a bottle opener.
Öffner
открыва́лкаotkryválka, открыва́шкаotkryváška
відкривачкаvidkryvačka
(in compounds)An establishment that opens.
The late-night openers in the mall include two restaurants and a clothing store.
The player who starts the betting.
(in the plural)Cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting.
A person employed to separate sheets of hot metal that become stuck together.
The first act in a variety show or concert.
A batsman or bowler who normally plays in the first two positions of an innings.
(colloquial)The first in a series of events, items etc.; the first remark or sentence of a conversation.
the first event in a series
The first game played in a competition.
A opening goal.
A period of time when it is legal to commercially fish.
Examples
78 sentencesPlease hand me the bottle opener.
Будь ласка, подай мені штопор. — oromashka
ruПодай мне штопор, пожалуйста. — marafon
I don't have a can opener.
Я не маю відкривачки. — Walentinio
ruУ меня нет открывашки. — Walentinio
deIch habe keinen Dosenöffner. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I don't have a can opener, so I can't get this can open.
Я не маю відкривачки, тому не зможу відкрити цю бляшанку. — Walentinio
ruУ меня нет открывашки, поэтому я не смогу открыть эту банку. — Walentinio
deIch bekomme diese Dose, da ich keinen Öffner habe, nicht auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom handed Mary the letter opener.
ruТом передал Мэри нож для писем. — Ooneykcall
deTom reichte Maria den Brieföffner. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Does anybody have a can opener?
ruУ кого-нибудь есть открывалка? — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English oppinnare, opynnare, from Old English openere, equivalent to open + -eFrom Middle English oppinnare, opynnare, from Old English openere, equivalent to open + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).
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Forms
plural: openersSynonyms
3 synonyms- a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens:undoerunfasteneruntier
Word family
8 related wordsCollocations
6 patterns- bottle opener
- a bottle opener
- the bottle opener
- a can opener
- letter opener
- eye opener