closer

  • (r) (comparative of "near" or "close") within a shorter distance
    • come closer, my dear!
    • they drew nearer
    • getting nearer to the true explanation
    nearer, nigher,

Nouns

  • (n) a person who closes something
    • whoever is the closer has to turn out the lights and lock up
  • (n) (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game finisher,

Synonyms

nearer nigher finisher

Words of close approximity

closed closet
close
closed closet