how to pronounce closer

/ˈkloʊsɚ/

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closer is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of closer in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… industry coming back a little closer to …”

meanings of closer

noun:

Someone or something that closes.
Synonym of close (“the point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy").
The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others; a piece of brick finishing a course.
A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game. See Wikipedia:closer (baseball).
Someone or something that concludes.

adjective:

Comparative form of close: more close.

closer frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word closer occurs in english on average 63.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics closer can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that closer can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;