finalist
/fˈaɪnəlɪst/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.45 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An adherent of finalism; someone who believes that a given process or situation is in its final state, with no further change possible.
noun
Someone who believes that natural processes (especially evolution) are tending towards some specific final state; a teleologist.
noun
Somebody or something that appears in the final of a competition.
noun
A university student taking their final examinations, or in the year of study when these are taken.
Example Sentences
- "If the disqualifications leave a vacancy for the full complement of finalists, swim-offs shall be continued among the disqualified swimmers until a full complement of finalists is assured."
- "Soto was a finalist once before in right field, in 2022, when he lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts."
Etymology
Etymology tree English final Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English finalist From final + -ist.