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finisher.

A person who finishes or completes something.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɪnɪʃə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɪnɪʃɚ/General-American
  1. A person who finishes or completes something.

    The early finishers waited for the other runners to reach the finish line.
    He became the best finsher for Australia's T20I team.
  2. A person who applies a finish to something, such as furniture.

  3. The person who applies the gilding and decoration in bookbinding.

    dated
  4. A construction machine used to smooth a newly constructed road surface.

  5. The blow that ends a fight; the knock-out blow.

  6. A finishing move.

    informal
  7. A player who scores points for their team.

  8. A substitute player who plays at the end of the game.

  9. A visible trim element.

  10. Synonym of inker.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin fīnis Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin fīniō Old French finirbor. Middle English finishen English finish Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English finisher From finish + -er.

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