closer
1 Americannoun
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a person or thing that closes.
a door with a mechanical closer.
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a person or thing that concludes.
The piece would be a great closer for a concert.
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Baseball. a relief pitcher brought in toward the end of the game to hold the team’s lead.
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a person who brings something, especially a business deal, to a successful conclusion.
a car salesman known as one of the best closers.
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Also called closure. Masonry. any of various specially formed or cut bricks for spacing or filling gaps between regular bricks or courses of regular brickwork.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of closer
Example Sentences
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Closer to the eruption, conditions would have been catastrophic.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
Closer to home, Valerie Godfrey, 74, says Hampton Vale's roads are often clogged with parked cars and can get "very chaotic at times".
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Closer to home, U.S. jet fuel prices hovered around $2.50 a gallon in late February, and soared to nearly $5 a gallon earlier this month.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
Closer to Dubai than to the Iranian mainland, Abu Musa was a British protectorate along with seven emirates that are today the United Arab Emirates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Closer and closer down the hall, coming toward Room 26.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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