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 home, securing a deal in Venezuela would endear Exxon to President Trump, who is pushing for U.S. energy companies to invest $100 billion to repair the country’s dilapidated oil-and-gas infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Closer to shore, the sky remained mostly clear because the air had not yet absorbed enough heat and moisture to form clouds.
From Science Daily • May 6, 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 Jack Champlin came in after a leadoff single in the seventh to pick up the save.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
Closer to the car, houses floated in the middle of soggy lawns, trees had been stripped, there were branches down everywhere.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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