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finalist

[ fahyn-l-ist ]

noun

  1. a person entitled to participate in the final or decisive contest in a series, as in musical or athletic competition.


finalist

/ ˈڲɪəɪ /

noun

  1. a contestant who has reached the last and decisive stage of a sports or other competition
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of finalist1

First recorded in 1895–1900; final + -ist
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Her defense also improved by leaps and bounds, enough so that she was a finalist for defensive player of the year.

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The fourth seed, at 37 years and 10 months old, is the oldest ATP Masters 1,000 finalist ever, having also been the oldest semi-finalist.

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Following a vote on Wednesday by the Sundance Institute’s board of trustees, the city was chosen over the other two finalists, Cincinnati and Salt Lake City.

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Olympic 400m finalist Amber Anning will hope to challenge in another major final following her disqualification at the European Indoors for a lane infringement.

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And while two other finalists, the San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays, made late pushes, his decision to sign in Los Angeles surprised almost no one in the industry.

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