closer
noun
clos·er
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Definition of closer
: one that closes
especially
: a relief pitcher who specializes in finishing games
Examples of closer in a Sentence
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The Goats, 66-61 overall, 32-30 at Dunkinâ Donuts Park, lost two closers, Ben Bowden and Logan Cozart, and All-Star starting pitcher Rico Garcia to mid-season call-ups. — Dom Amore, courant.com, "Home stretch: Warren Schaefferâs Yard Goats still grinding as season winds down at Dunkinâ Donuts Park," 23 Aug. 2019 If Smith was poised to become one of the gameâs top closers and one of the most attractive assets expected to be available ahead of this yearâs trade deadline, no one knew it two years ago. — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, "Will Smithâs âflawlessâ season taking the torture out of the Giantsâ save situations," 9 July 2019 Elias, also 30, has served as the M's primary closer in Strickland's absence, converting 14 saves in 16 opportunities and pitching to a 4.40 ERA. — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, "Nationals overhaul bullpen with three additions on deadline day," 31 July 2019 The time spent doing this brought her closer to the patient. — Lucette Lagnado, WSJ, "A Sisterhood of Nurses," 11 Aug. 2018 The horses in the second and third posts, Everfast and Master Fencer, respectively, are deep closers, and their jockeys likely won't be concerned with making an early dash. — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al.com, "Rewinding the Belmont Stakes 2019: Sir Winston wins," 8 June 2019 One, the Padres have a knack for producing ace closers out of scratch. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Whatâs up with Padres? Thoughts on Tatis, possible Yates trade & more," 7 June 2019 Will Smith: Last-place teams donât have much use for All-Star closers. — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, "MLB second-half storylines: Giants could do Bumgarner a favor by trading him," 13 July 2019 The Angels recalled right-hander Taylor Cole to replace Allen, who was one of the sportâs most dominant closers from 2014-17. — Maria Torres, latimes.com, "Angelsâ Cody Allen designated for assignment amid ongoing struggles," 15 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'closer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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closer
noun
English Language Learners Definition of closer
baseball
: a pitcher who specializes in finishing games
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