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closer.

Within a shorter distance.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈkləʊ.sə/UK/ˈkloʊ.sɚ/General-American
  1. Within a shorter distance.

    not-comparable
    Come closer, my dear.
noun/ˈkləʊ.zə/UK/ˈkloʊ.zɚ/General-American
  1. Someone or something that closes.

    In our organization, the VP of Sales usually acts as the closer.
  2. Someone or something that concludes.

    The DJ chose a fantastic track as his closer at the end of the night.
  3. Synonym of close (“the point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy”).

  4. The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others; a piece of brick finishing a course.

  5. A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game.

    They brought their closer in for the ninth.
  6. A horse that performs best toward the end of a race.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English closere, equivalent to close (verb) + -er.

adj/ˈkləʊ.sə/UK/ˈkloʊ.sɚ/General-American
  1. comparative form of close: more close

    comparative · form-of
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