finalist

[fahyn-l-ist]

noun

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

Origin:
1895–1900; final + -ist

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finalist (ˈfaɪnəlɪst)

—n
	a contestant who has reached the last and decisive stage of a sports or other competition

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