Meaning

6 senses
  1. Someone or something that closes.

    In our organization, the VP of Sales usually acts as the closer.

    a person who closes something

  2. Someone or something that concludes.

    The DJ chose a fantastic track as his closer at the end of the night.

  3. Synonym of close (“the point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy”).

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

  5. A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game.

    They brought their closer in for the ninth.

    ближеbliže

    (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game

  6. A horse that performs best toward the end of a race.

Examples

756 sentences
  1. Tom told me to come closer.

    Том сказав мені підійти ближче.

    ruТом сказал мне подойти поближе.

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  2. I feel a little closer to Tom now.

    Я зараз почуваюся трохи ближчою з Томом.

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  3. Can you come closer?

    Можеш підійти ближче?

    ruМожешь подойти ближе?

    deKönnt ihr näher kommen?

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  4. Tom is coming closer.

    Том підходить ближче.

    ruТом подходит ближе.

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  5. Please don't come any closer.

    Будь ласка, не підходь ближче.

    deBitte komm nicht näher!

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
baseball: relief pitcher:

Origin

From Middle English closere, equivalent to close (verb) + -er.

From Middle English closere, equivalent to close (verb) + -er.

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Forms

plural: closers
Singularcloser
Pluralclosers

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game:finisher

Word family

4 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • a closer look
  • take a closer
  • closer look at
  • closer look
  • pay closer attention
  • a little closer
  • closer to the
  • getting closer
  • closer attention
  • little closer
  • pay closer
  • much closer to

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
closer — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto