Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun curtain_raiser

2 senses of curtain raiser

Sense 1
curtain raiser -- (any preliminary activity)
       => first step, initiative, opening move, opening -- (the first of a series of actions)

Sense 2
curtain raiser -- (a short play presented before the main play)
       => play -- (a theatrical performance of a drama; "the play lasted two hours")