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Nearer vs Closer - What's the difference?

nearer | closer |

As adjectives the difference between nearer and closer

is that nearer is less distant from. comparative of near while closer is comparative of close.

As a preposition nearer

is closer.

As a noun closer is

someone or something that closes.

nearer

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Less distant from. (near).
  • * 1897 , , :
    • The star grew—it grew with a terrible steadiness hour after hour, a little larger each hour, a little nearer the midnight zenith, and brighter and brighter, until it had turned night into a second day.

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • Closer

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    closer

    English

    Etymology 1

    From close (adjective) + -er

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (close)
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    • , title= Welcome to the plastisphere , passage=[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, […].}}

    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.

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