FINISHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does finisher mean? 

• FINISHER (noun)
  The noun FINISHER has 6 senses:

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

2. a racing driver who finishes a race

3. a painter who applies a finishing coat

4. a worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process

5. a race car that finishes a race

6. an animal that wins in a contest of speed

  Familiarity information: FINISHER used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FINISHER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

closer; finisher

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

fireman; relief pitcher; reliever (a pitcher who does not start the game)

Domain category:

ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "finisher"):

slammer (a person who closes things violently)

Derivation:

finish (come or bring to a finish or an end)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A racing driver who finishes a race

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

automobile driver; race driver; racer (someone who drives racing cars at high speeds)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A painter who applies a finishing coat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

painter (a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "finisher"):

varnisher (someone who applies a finishing coat of varnish)

Derivation:

finish (provide with a finish)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "finisher"):

stitcher (a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps)

Derivation:

finish (provide with a finish)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A race car that finishes a race

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

race car; racer; racing car (a fast car that competes in races)

Sense 6

Meaning:

An animal that wins in a contest of speed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

racer (an animal that races)