closer

¹ American  

[kloh-zer] / ˈkloʊ zər /

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.

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closer ² American  

[kloh-ser] / ˈkloʊ sər /

adjective

1. comparative of close.

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Etymology

Origin of closer

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

Example Sentences

Crude futures rose amid market concerns that the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz is draining global stocks, while the U.S. and Iran appear no closer to a deal to settle the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

But researchers say another threat lies much closer to the city itself.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

The Dodgers had a chance in the ninth against Padres closer Mason Miller, but strand both runners in loss.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The market is looking for an earnings beat with quarterly revenue of more than $80 billion and guidance for second quarter revenue of closer to $90 billion, according to the Wedbush analyst.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

And then he moved his face closer to mine.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Related Words

• climax
• conclusion
• denouement