finalist

ˈfaɪnəlɪst

Definition

Definition of finalist - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

competitionperson in the final stage of a competition

She was a finalist in the national spelling bee.

challenger

competitor

contestant

education

student in their final year of university

He is a finalist at Oxford University.

graduate

senior

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quarter-finalist

person or team in a quarter-final

The quarter-finalist played with great determination.

Origin of finalist

Latin, finalis (end) + -ist (suffix)

Examples of finalist in a sentence

Each finalist was given a medal for their achievement.
As a finalist, she is preparing for her thesis.
The university honored each finalist with a special ceremony.

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French:finaliste, ...
German:Finalist, ...
Italian:finalista, laureando, ...
Spanish:finalista, ...
Portuguese:finalista, estudante finalista, ...
Chinese:决赛选手, 毕业班学生, ...
Japanese:ファイナリスト, 最終学年の学生, ...
Arabic:مُتَأَهِّل, طالِب في السَّنَة النِّهائِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:פַיְנָלִיסְט, סְטוּדֶנְט בַּשָּׁנָה הָאַחֲרוֹנָה, ...
Russian:финалист, выпускник, ...
Ukrainian:фіналіст, ...
Hindi:फाइनलिस्ट, ...
Bengali:ফাইনালিস্ট, শেষ বর্ষের ছাত্র, ...
Catalan:finalista, estudiant de darrer any, ...
Czech:finalista, student posledního ročníku, ...
Danish:finalist, afgangsstudent, ...
Dutch:finalist, laatstejaarsstudent, ...
Greek:φιναλίστ, τελειόφοιτος, ...
Hungarian:döntős, végzős, ...
Khmer:បេក្ខជនវគ្គផ្តាច់ព្រ័ត្រ, និស្សិតឆ្នាំចុងក្រោយ, ...
Korean:결승 진출자, 졸업반 학생, ...
Persian:فینالیست, دانشجوی سال آخر, ...
Polish:finalista, student ostatniego roku, ...
Portuguese (BR):finalista, ...
Romanian:finalist, absolvent, ...
Swedish:finalist, slutårselev, ...
Thai:ผู้เข้ารอบสุดท้าย, นักศึกษาปีสุดท้าย, ...
Turkish:finalist, son sınıf öğrencisi, ...
Vietnamese:người vào chung kết, sinh viên năm cuối, ...

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