Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

closer

/ˈkloʊ.sɚ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables: clos-er
IPA: /ˈkloʊ.sɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

comparative form of close: more close

adv

Within a shorter distance.

noun

Someone or something that closes.

noun

Someone or something that concludes.

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

Example Sentences

"In the spring of 1938 the Japanese imperialists invaded Yü-tz'u and T'ai-ku in Shansi. Everyone was in panic as the flames of war came closer and closer to Hsiang-yüan hsien."
"[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […]."
"Come closer, my dear."
"In our organization, the VP of Sales usually acts as the closer."
"The DJ chose a fantastic track as his closer at the end of the night."
"The longitudinal bond of the walls is only 24 inches, or one fourth of the length of a brick of 9 inches, and is obtained by introducing closers 24 inches broad"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: closere

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkloʊ.sɚ/
British English: /ˈkləʊ.sə/

Inflected Forms

closers (plural)

Phrases

boot closer door closer file closer

Synonyms

close nearer nigher finisher

Rhymes With

grocer grosser kosar alcocer doser composer poser hoser

Questions

How do you pronounce closer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkloʊ.sɚ/.
What does closer mean?: comparative form of close: more close
Where does closer come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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