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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Even those closer to retirement are dodging the task: One-third of those who expected to retire within the next 15 years have avoided running their retirement numbers, per the report.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
“A salary cap is not going to work for anybody in the union,” Brewers closer Trevor Megill said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The researchers involved say the results could mark a turning point in cancer treatment, bringing personalised medicine a step closer.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
On average, men were able to approach about one meter closer than women before the birds flew away.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
Luc pulled me closer to him and I was still laughing, because this all still seemed like a joke, because what else could it be?
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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