Etymology

closer

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Today it means: Within a shorter distance. Full definition →

Middle English closere
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromclosere
  2. English todaycloser

From Middle English closere, equivalent to close (verb) + -er.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.