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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.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of closer1

First recorded in 1600–1620; close, -er 1
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But beyond industry dynamics there's also a cast talking point much closer to home.

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Kenley Jansen, the Dodgers’ closer for a decade, is the Angels’ closer this season.

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After all, Trump is treated not just as a fellow Christian, but something closer to a savior figure by the religious right.

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The Clippers moved closer to that goal Friday in a 114-91 rout of the Dallas Mavericks at the Intuit Dome.

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"It's actually brought us closer together. Now we meet up more often and I get cards sent to 'my dear sister'," she says.

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