closer

noun

Someone or something that closes.

Someone or something that concludes.

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

(baseball) A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game.

(horse racing) A horse that performs best toward the end of a race.

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

adverb

Within a shorter distance.

Roots

claudoclos- · Latin · close, shut

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