Opiner vs Opener - What's the difference?
opiner | opener |
One who opines.
* {{quote-news, year=2009, date=August 9, author=Virginia Heffernan, title=Hashing Things Out, work=New York Times
, passage=That’s what drew me to it: an Internet opiner must be pretty bold so early on to liken Gates, however indirectly, to both a former Black Panther on death row and a Hollywood shoplifter.}}
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A device that opens something; specifically a tin-opener/can-opener, or a bottle opener.
(card games) The player who starts the betting.
(card games) (in plural openers ) Cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting.
(theater) The first act in a variety show.
(Islam) Fatiha
(cricket) A batsman 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.
(sports) The first game played in a competition
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=Septembe 24
, author=Ben Dirs
, title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania
, work=BBC Sport
(sports) The first goal or point scored.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=January 15
, author=Saj Chowdhury
, title=Man City 4 - 3 Wolves
, work=BBC
As nouns the difference between opiner and opener
is that opiner is one who opines while opener is a device that opens something; specifically a tin-opener/can-opener, or a bottle opener.opiner
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opener
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(en noun)citation, page= , passage=England were on the scoreboard after only one minute, Wilkinson, who missed five penalties in his side's opener against the Pumas, knocking over a three-pointer from bang in front, despite boos from the crowd.}}
citation, page= , passage=The opener came from a Jarvis ball which struck Aleksandar Kolarov en route to a lively round of pinball between City players before it was poked in by Milijas.}}