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Closer vs Closing - What's the difference?

closer | closing |

As adjectives the difference between closer and closing

is that closer is (close) while closing is coming after all others.

As nouns the difference between closer and closing

is that closer is someone or something that closes while closing is the act by which something is closed.

As a verb closing is

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closer

English

Etymology 1

From close (adjective) + -er

Adjective

(head)
  • (close)
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    Etymology 2

    From close (verb) + -er

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone or something that closes.
    • In our organization, the VP of Sales usually acts as the closer .
  • Someone or something that concludes.
    • The DJ chose a fantastic track as his closer at the end of the night.
  • The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others; a piece of brick finishing a course.
    • (Gwilt)
  • (baseball) A relief pitcher that specializes in getting the last three outs of the game. See
    • They brought their closer in for the ninth.

    Anagrams

    * English heteronyms

    closing

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is closed.
    • openings and closings of doors
  • The end or conclusion of something
    • The closing of the curtains.
  • The final procedure in a house sale when documents are signed and recorded.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Coming after all others.

    • Verb

    (head)