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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 competition
Familiarity information: FINALIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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