closer

== English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkləʊ.sə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkloʊ.sɚ/ Rhymes: -əʊsə(ɹ) ==== Adjective ==== closer comparative form of close: more close ===== Translations ===== ==== Adverb ==== closer (not comparable) Within a shorter distance. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English closere, equivalent to close (verb) +‎ -er. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkləʊ.zə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkloʊ.zɚ/ Rhymes: -əʊzə(ɹ), (General American) -oʊzə(ɹ) ==== Noun ==== closer (plural closers) Someone or something that closes. Someone or something that concludes. (sales) Synonym of close (“the point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy”). The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others; a piece of brick finishing a course. (baseball) A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game. (horse racing) A horse that performs best toward the end of a race. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === Cloers, Clores, Corles, ceorls, cresol, escrol, sclero-