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finisher

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As a noun, finisher means a person who finishes or completes something.

Meanings of finisher

14 meanings

noun

  1. A person who finishes or completes something.

    “The early finishers waited for the other runners to reach the finish line.”

  2. A person who applies a finish to something, such as furniture.

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

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

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

  6. video gamesinformalA finishing move.

  7. sportsA player who scores points for their team.

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

  9. (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the gameperson

    Similar: closer
  10. A racing driver who finishes a raceperson

  11. A painter who applies a finishing coatperson

  12. A worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing processperson

  13. A race car that finishes a race

  14. An animal that wins in a contest of speedanimal

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the…

Words that rhyme with finisher

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