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curtain raiser
Word definitions for curtain raiser in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any preliminary activity a short play presented before the main play
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A curtain raiser is a performance , stage act, show, actor or performer that opens a show for the main attraction. The term is derived from the act of raising the stage curtain . The first person on stage has "raised the curtain". The fashion in the late ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ This leading part is likely to be the curtain raiser of her opera career.
Usage examples of curtain raiser.
It had placed Archie at a disadvantage for the first time as assigner because Rollo had only been the curtain raiser, a bit of amusement Obie had arranged to enliven the proceedings.
That was the spectacular one, the real curtain raiser, but in fact plenty had been going on in the previous seconds.