closer
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,530 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,703 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- (comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance also: nearer, nigher come closer, my dear!they drew nearer
noun
- a person who closes something whoever is the closer has to turn out the lights and lock up
- (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game also: finisher
closer in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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She lingered, pressing closer to his side.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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Paredes threw his cigarette away as he came closer.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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He closer tied her little hands Unto his saddle bow.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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His great frame seemed closer knit at sixty than it had been at thirty.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1
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The harsher and the closer he were here, the more magnificent he could show himself elsewhere.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1