English dictionary
finalist
/'f/aI/n/-/l/I/st/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Any of the players who meet in the final round of a tournament in which the losers in any round do not play again.
Source: webster1913