# shorter

Pronunciation: US say "SHOR-tur" /ˈʃɔɹtɚ/; say "SHOR-tuh" UK /ˈʃɔːtə/, AUS /ˈʃoːtə/

## Adjective

1. Comparative of short. — comparative form of short: more short.
   - Simple: Comparative of short. Use it to say one thing has less length or time than another.
   - _The new route to the office is shorter than the old one._
   - _Days grow noticeably shorter as winter approaches._

## Noun

2. One who engages in short selling, aiming to profit when a security's price declines. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A person who tries to make money when a stock's price goes down.
   - _The shorter borrowed the shares, sold them high, and bought them back cheaper._
   - _Hedge fund shorters circled the struggling retailer for months._

## Noun

3. A person who made dishonest money by clipping and filing small amounts of metal from coins. *(obsolete, UK)*
   - Simple: A person who used to cheat by cutting tiny bits of metal off coins to sell.
   - _The magistrate sentenced the shorter for trimming silver from every coin he handled._
   - _Back-alley shorters slowly bled value from the realm's currency._

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