A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling.
"The financial analyst became known as a shorter after predicting that the stock price would drop significantly."
"The shorter in this race was clearly faster than her taller rival."
comparative form of short: more short.
"The shorter path to the park saves us ten minutes compared to the main road."
In plain English: Shorter means having less length, height, duration, or amount compared to something else.
"The shorter leg of the stool makes it unstable when I sit on it."
Usage: Use shorter as the standard comparative adjective to describe something with less length or duration than another item. It is commonly paired with "than" when making direct comparisons between two specific things.
A surname.
"Mr. Shorter joined the committee to review the new budget proposals."