What does "closer" mean?
Someone or something that closes.
Closer
/ˈkloʊ.sɚ/ adj, adv, noun
adj, adv, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Someone or something that closes.
- Grammar: closer is listed as adj, adv, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: finisher, adjacent, closing agent, closing mechanism.
- Useful contrasts: detached, distant, estranged.
- Usage evidence: Come closer in order that you may see the screen better.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone or something that closes.
"In our organization, the VP of Sales usually acts as the closer."
- 2 (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game wordnet
- 3 Someone or something that concludes.
"The DJ chose a fantastic track as his closer at the end of the night."
- 4 a person who closes something wordnet
- 5 Synonym of close (“the point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy”).
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- 6 The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others; a piece of brick finishing a course.
"The longitudinal bond of the walls is only 24 inches, or one fourth of the length of a brick of 9 inches, and is obtained by introducing closers 24 inches broad"
- 7 A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game.
"They brought their closer in for the ninth."
- 8 A horse that performs best toward the end of a race.
Adjective
- 1 comparative form of close: more close comparative, form-of
"In the spring of 1938 the Japanese imperialists invaded Yü-tz'u and T'ai-ku in Shansi. Everyone was in panic as the flames of war came closer and closer to Hsiang-yüan hsien."
Adverb
- 1 Within a shorter distance. not-comparable
"Come closer, my dear."
Adverb
- 1 (comparative of ‘near’ or ‘close’) within a shorter distance wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"Come closer in order that you may see the screen better."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "closer"?
Common synonyms include: finisher, adjacent, closing agent, closing mechanism, closing pitcher, dealmaker.
How do you use "closer" in a sentence?
Come closer in order that you may see the screen better.
How do you pronounce "closer"?
Pronounced /ˈkloʊ.sɚ/.
Etymology
From Middle English closere, equivalent to close (verb) + -er.