English
closer
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈkləʊ.sə/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈkloʊ.sɚ/
Adjective
  1. comparative form of close
  2. Within a shorter distance.
    Come closer, my dear.
Etymology 2

From Middle English closere, equivalent to close + -er.

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈkləʊ.zɚ/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈkloʊ.zɚ/
Noun

closer (plural closers)

  1. Someone or something that closes.
    In our organization, the VP of Sales usually acts as the closer.
  2. Someone or something that concludes.
    The DJ chose a fantastic track as his closer at the end of the night.
  3. (sales) Synonym of close
  4. The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others; a piece of brick finishing a course.
  5. (baseball) A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game.
    They brought their closer in for the ninth.
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