Associations to the word «Closer»
Noun
Wiktionary
CLOSER, adjective. Comparative form of close: more close
CLOSER, noun. Someone or something that closes.
CLOSER, noun. Someone or something that concludes.
CLOSER, noun. The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others; a piece of brick finishing a course.
CLOSER, noun. (baseball) A relief pitcher that specializes in getting the last three outs of the game. See Wikipedia:closer (baseball)
Dictionary definition
CLOSER, noun. A person who closes something; "whoever is the closer has to turn out the lights and lock up".
CLOSER, noun. (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game.
CLOSER, adverb. (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.