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

It follows the "Kensington Treaty" signed this summer between the UK and Germany, which included closer co-operation on defence and plans for easier travel between the two countries, including a direct rail link.

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Now surveys show they are closer to one-third of the population, roughly on par with Shiite Muslims and Sunni Muslims.

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Taiwan’s headline PMI continued to move closer to the neutral 50.0 mark, suggesting that the sector has worked through most of the current challenging period, she said.

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The terrain of the Llanos de Moxos is filled with geometric forms that reveal themselves on closer inspection.

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The affordability agenda runs through the issues that hit all of us close to home, and no issue hits closer than who cares for us and our loved ones.

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Related Words

• climax 
• conclusion 
• denouement