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FINALIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does finalist mean? 

FINALIST (noun)
  The noun FINALIST has 1 sense:

1. a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competitionplay

  Familiarity information: FINALIST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FINALIST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("finalist" is a kind of...):

challenger; competition; competitor; contender; rival (the contestant you hope to defeat)


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