finalist
pronunciation
How to pronounce finalist in British English:
UK [ˈfaɪnəlɪst]
How to pronounce finalist in American English:
US [ˈfaɪnəlɪst]
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- Noun:
- a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition
Word Origin
- finalist (n.)
- "competitor remaining after eliminations," 1896, from final + -ist. Earlier "one who believes the end has been reached" (1883).
Example
- 1. International miss tourism malacca finalist .
- 2. Top 10 most popular female singers - finalist .
- 3. She entered her project in the 1950 westinghouse science talent search and was named a finalist .
- 4. The ioc votes friday on which finalist city -- chicago , madrid , rio de janeiro or tokyo -- will host the games .
- 5. North korea 's powerful women 's football team , ranked number 6 in the world and a finalist at the afc 's women 's asian cup earlier this year , is seeking its third straight asian games gold .