closer

English Thesaurus

1. (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game (noun.person)

hypernym	:	fireman, relief pitcher, reliever,
definition	:	a pitcher who does not start the game (noun.person)

hyponym	:	slammer,
definition	:	a person who closes things violently (noun.person)

domain category	:	baseball, baseball game,
definition	:	a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs (noun.act)

2. a person who closes something (noun.person)

hypernym	:	individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul,
definition	:	a human being (noun.tops)

3. (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance (adv.all)

domain usage	:	comparative, comparative degree,
definition	:	the comparative form of an adjective or adverb (noun.communication)

4. (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game (noun.person)

derivation	:	complete, finish,
definition	:	come or bring to a finish or an end (verb.change)

5. a person who closes something (noun.person)

derivation	:	close, close down, close up, fold, shut down,
definition	:	cease to operate or cause to cease operating (verb.social)

6. (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game (noun.person)

derivation	:	complete, finish,
definition	:	come or bring to a finish or an end (verb.change)

7. a person who closes something (noun.person)

derivation	:	close, close down, close up, fold, shut down,
definition	:	cease to operate or cause to cease operating (verb.social)