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finalist.

An adherent of finalism; someone who believes that a given process or situation is in its final state, with no further change possible.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An adherent of finalism; someone who believes that a given process or situation is in its final state, with no further change possible.

  2. Someone who believes that natural processes (especially evolution) are tending towards some specific final state; a teleologist.

  3. Somebody or something that appears in the final of a competition.

  4. A university student taking their final examinations, or in the year of study when these are taken.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English final Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English finalist From final + -ist.

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