finisher
/ˈfɪnɪʃɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A construction machine used to smooth a newly constructed road surface.
noun
A player who scores points for their team.
noun
A substitute player who plays at the end of the game.
Example Sentences
- "The early finishers waited for the other runners to reach the finish line."
- "He became the best finsher for Australia's T20I team."
- "He that of greatest works is finisher Oft does them by the weakest minister […]"
- "[…] let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith […]"
- "If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher."
- "A thundering right to the head bent him back over the ropes, and then, just as I was setting myself for the finisher, I felt somebody jerking my pants leg […]"
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin fīnis Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin fīniō Old French finirbor. Middle English finishen English finish Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English finisher From finish + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɪnɪʃɚ/
- British English: /ˈfɪnɪʃə/