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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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Morello’s closer set of solo material was more communally inspirational than furious.

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The Independent’s Richard Hall described it as “something closer to a medium-sized town’s July 4th celebration.”

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A string of horror projects unfolded from there, including “Scream 2,” “The Faculty” and one that hit slightly closer to home: “I Know What You Did Last Summer.”

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“It just feels like we’re slowly inching closer and closer to … anything people in power want to happen can happen.”

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Although, again, simply saying the closer look has to be provided doesn't actually determine the outcome.

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