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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She added she understood she needed to “pay closer attention to social issues” moving forward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Thomas and Struyven noted that the recent bond-market rally helped to bring the market’s pricing of future hikes closer to the bank’s forecasts.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
Its observations also extended much closer to home, including studies of comets and asteroids within our own solar system.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
The Russians were still no closer to the Oskil River, a critical Ukrainian defensive line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Torak couldn’t make out what she was saying, but to his dismay, others drew closer to listen.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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