closers
Late-inning relief pitchers
Closers are people who finalize deals or bring things to completion.
In sales, the closer is the person who gets customers to sign—the one who seals the transaction: Send in the closers.
In baseball, a closer is the relief pitcher who finishes games, typically entering in the ninth inning to preserve a lead.
The word carries connotations of skill under pressure and the ability to finish what others started.
One who lessens discomfort
- bullpenRelief pitcher staging area
- saveProtect from loss
- savesStores or rescues
- ninth-inningBaseball's last frame
shutdown · stopper · fireman · hold · cutter · mound · strikeout · walkoff
Negotiating agreements between parties
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- signingInscribing one's name
- finalizingMaking something permanent
- agreementShared position between parties
pitch · proposal · commission · quota · ABC · Glengarry · cold-calling · follow-up
End or deduction
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- epilogueConcluding literary section
- denouementStory's final unraveling
- culminationHighest or final point
resolution · completion · windup · swan-song · farewell · sign-off · valediction · sendoff
reliever
One who lessens discomfort
ninth-inning · shutdown · stopper · fireman · hold · cutter · mound · strikeout · walkoff
deal-making
Negotiating agreements between parties
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- signingInscribing one's name
- finalizingMaking something permanent
agreement · pitch · proposal · commission · quota · ABC · Glengarry · cold-calling · follow-up · pipeline
conclusion
End or deduction
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- epilogueConcluding literary section
- denouementStory's final unraveling
culmination · resolution · completion · windup · swan-song · farewell · sign-off · valediction · sendoff · coda
- advertisingad, ads, ad campaign, ad campaigns, advertising campaign
- baseballbaseball, bat, pitchers, catchers, pitcher
- hardwaredoor handle, hinge, lock, latch, screw
- salespeoplesalesperson, car salesman, sales reps, sales associates, sales agents
- building hardwarehinges, locks, latches, knobs, handles
- roofing salesshingles, roofing tiles, estimates, bids, quotes
closersopeners
Things that begin
starters · lead-offs · preludes · introductions · curtain raisers
closersopeners
Things that begin
prospectors · cold callers · door openers · unlockers · qualifiers
- close the doorSeal the entryway
- close upTight-framed shot
- close enoughAcceptably accurate
- close toNearly reaching
- close friendsDeeply bonded companions
- close callDisaster narrowly averted
close, closet, closed, closer, closely, closes, enclosed, unclosed, closeted