closer
Within a shorter distance.
Adverb 1 meaning
Within a shorter distance.
“Come closer, my dear.”
Noun 4 meanings
Someone or something that closes.
“In our organization, the VP of Sales usually acts as the closer.”
Someone or something that concludes.
“The DJ chose a fantastic track as his closer at the end of the night.”
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.
Etymology
From Middle English closere, equivalent to close (verb) + -er.
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CLOSER at a glance
CLOSER has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (C 3 + L 1 + O 1 + S 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,843 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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