finalist

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfaɪnəlɪst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfaɪnəlɪst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fīn′l ist)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
fi•nal•ist /ˈfaɪnəlɪst/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person who is participating in the final round of a contest.
See -fin-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fi•nal•ist  (fīn′l ist),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person entitled to participate in the final or decisive contest in a series, as in musical or athletic competition.
  • final + -ist 1895–1900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
finalist / ˈfaɪnəlɪst/
  1. a contestant who has reached the last and decisive stage of a sports or other competition
'finalist' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
quarterfinalist - semifinalist

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