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finalist Definition

fi·nal·ist (fī′nəl ist)

noun

a contestant who participates in the final and deciding contest or contests of a series

finalist Usage Examples

Preposition: for

award: The finalists for the 2003 Awards will be announced in October.

Converse of object

  • short-list: All short-listed finalists are invited to attend the STAR Awards Ceremony in October 2005 in London.
  • beat: In the same tournament our under 12s were beaten finalists.
  • announce: Closing date for entries is 9 June with finalists announced on 14 August.
  • select: The organizers will select 10 finalists, which will be judged by a panel of seven industry experts.
  • lose: The loser goes on to play the National League Two losing finalist.
  • defeat: In December 2004 drawing 0-0 away to Manchester United ( the eventual defeated finalists ) in the FA Cup third round.

Preposition: in

  • category: Below is the list of the 3 finalists in each category.
  • competition: Public Servant of the Year THE woman who has put Carmarthenshire school meals on the map is a finalist in a prestigious national competition.

Adjective modifier

  • beaten: Cairns went one better than last year, when he was the beaten finalist behind Nick Taylor.
  • shortlisted: Three shortlisted finalists gathered for two days at the University of St Andrews to present their submissions to the Prize Panel.
  • eventual: In the last eight, they lost out in a close 1-0 game to eventual finalists Germany.
  • listed: It will be a condition of entry that the three short listed finalists give a presentation at conference.
  • regional: He was also a regional finalist in the DMC DJ competition in 2001.
  • winning: Small financial awards are made to the winning finalists.

Noun used with modifier

  • semi: Alex Borg, the number two seed made short work of his match against last year's semi finalist Simon Zammit.
  • quarter: He started as a schoolboy boxing champion and UK quarter finalist in 1970.
  • twelve: Entries were received from thirty dioceses around the country and our church has been selected as one of the twelve finalists.
  • surprise: Hexagon, Reading 8. Which Scot was a surprise finalist in the 1996 Grand Prix?
  • award: Award Finalists 2004 The Finalists in each of the eight categories have been selected by the Judging Panel.