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

"We have taken a closer look at two of these enhancers," says Museridze.

From Science Daily

My eldest daughter is African-American, my little one is Mexican-American, and her complexion is a little bit closer to mine.

From Salon

Our analysis found that the figure was likely to be somewhere closer to the number provided by the government - about 500 estates per year.

From BBC

The Treasury estimates 500 per year; the National Farmers Union says it's closer to 70,000 in total.

From BBC

Chen concluded not that “fluoridated water is injurious to public health” but that “there is unreasonable risk of such injury,” triggering a legal mandate that the EPA take a closer look.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• climax
• conclusion
• denouement