closer

¹

[kloh-zer]

noun

1. a person or thing that closes.

   a door with a mechanical closer.

2. a person or thing that concludes.

   The piece would be a great closer for a concert.

3. Baseball.,  a relief pitcher brought in toward the end of the game to hold the team’s lead.

4. a person who brings something, especially a business deal, to a successful conclusion.

   a car salesman known as one of the best closers.

5. 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.

closer

²

[kloh-ser]

adjective

1. comparative of close.

Word History and Origins

Origin of closer¹

First recorded in 1600–1620; close, -er ¹

Example Sentences

I want to say 4-1 but it will be a lot closer than that too.

From BBC

The games this window are again ones which England should win, but Tuchel will know how valuable time is with his players as the World Cup gets closer.

From BBC

The first boats were stopped on Wednesday about 70 nautical miles off the Gaza coast in international waters and others closer.

From BBC

By the time Sasaki started warming up in the bottom of the eighth inning, he might as well have already inherited the closer role by default.

From Los Angeles Times

But he says he cannot get any closer due to a 500m exclusion zone which restricts fishing.

From BBC

Related Words

• climax 
• conclusion 
• denouement