shorter

adj

1. (comparative, form-of)comparative form of short: more short.

   “There are two routes to get there. We're in a rush so we'll take the shorter one.”

   “Basingstoke-Exeter will test this. From Salisbury westwards, it's largely single-track since British Rail downgraded it in 1967. There's a ten-mile loop between Templecombe and Yeovil, as well as shorter loops at Chard, Axminster and Honiton.”

noun

1. (colloquial)A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling.
2. (UK, obsolete, slang)One who makes a dishonest profit by clipping and filing coins.

   “My grandfather, as I said before, was connected with a gang of shorters, and sometimes shortened money, […]”

name

1. (countable, uncountable)A surname.
2. (countable, uncountable)A town in Macon County, Alabama, United States.