- comparative of close.
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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For many people, the damage is closer to home.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Upon closer inspection, he realized that wasn’t the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Since the onset of the war, Saudi Arabia has grown closer to Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan, which have been pushing for mediation and a resolution to the conflict.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
As a result, large-scale economic adoption is likely closer to 2035 than 2030, with near-term deployments focused on narrow, controlled industrial use cases, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
I could still make my way around him to the door, but only just barely, not if he comes any closer.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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