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closer
closera person or thing that closes: She was called in to be the closer of the deal.; nearer: She’s closer to understanding the situation.
Not to be confused with:closure – the act of closing; bringing to an end; something that closes: The arrest brought closure to the difficult case.cloture – a method of closing a debate and forcing an immediate voteclos·er C0417650 (klō′zər)n.1. One that closes: The closer of the shop has to lock up.2. Baseball A relief pitcher called upon to protect a lead late in a game.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | closer - a person who closes something; "whoever is the closer has to turn out the lights and lock up"individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" | | 2. | closer - (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the gamefinisherbaseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"relief pitcher, reliever, fireman - a pitcher who does not start the gameslammer - a person who closes things violently; "she's a dramatic slammer of doors" | | Adv. | 1. | closer - (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation"nearer, nighercomparative, comparative degree - the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'" |
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closer[′klō·zər] (civil engineering) In masonry work, the last brick or other masonry component that is laid in a horizontal course. Also known as closure. A stone course that extends from one windowsill to another. closerThe last stretcher brick that encompasses a course of brickwork; types include a king closer and queen closer. See also: brickcloser  closer, 1 1. The last brick, block, stone, or tile laid in a horizontal course; may be either a complete unit or one trimmed on the site. 2. A stone course running from one windowsill to another (a variety of stringcourse). Also see king closer, queen closer.FinancialSeeCloseAcronymsSeeCLcloser
Related to closer: VoiciSynonyms for closernoun a person who closes somethingRelated Words- individual
- mortal
- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
noun (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the gameSynonymsRelated Words- baseball
- baseball game
- relief pitcher
- reliever
- fireman
- slammer
adv (comparative of 'near' or 'close') within a shorter distanceSynonymsRelated Words- comparative
- comparative degree
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