English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kləʊsə/

Adjective

closer

1. comparative form of close: more close
   • 2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:

     [The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […].

Etymology 2

From close (verb) + -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkləʊzə/

Noun

closer ‎(plural closers)

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

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Gwilt to this entry?)

4. (baseball) A relief pitcher that specializes in getting the last three outs of the game. See Wikipedia:closer (baseball)

   They brought their closer in for the ninth.

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• cresol