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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Councillor Patricia Hetherton said the improvements would help protect the biodiversity already at the park and make it easier for people to get closer to nature.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Telegram channels monitoring air threats on Ukraine said Russia had started to transport ballistic missiles and relocate heavy bombers from the country's east to airfields closer to Ukraine.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The difficulty, he said, is that multiple developers in both the U.S. and China are pushing closer to the technological frontier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
You want a real torn chunk, something closer to an unruly crouton than a breadcrumb.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
The soldier peers at her curiously as he moves closer.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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