finalist

[ fahyn-l-ist ]

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

Origin of finalist

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; final + -ist

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British Dictionary definitions for finalist

finalist

/ (ˈfaɪnəlɪst) /


noun
  1. a contestant who has reached the last and decisive stage of a sports or other competition

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