finisher

noun
/ˈfɪnɪʃə/UK/ˈfɪnɪʃɚ/US

Etymology

From finish + -er.

  1. derived from *bʰeyd-
  2. derived from *dʰeygʷ-
  3. inherited from finishen
  4. suffixed as finisher — “finish + er

Definitions

  1. A person who finishes or completes something.

    • 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 […]
  2. A person who applies a finish to something, such as furniture.

  3. The person who applies the gilding and decoration in bookbinding.

    • If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.
  4. + 7 more definitions
    1. A construction machine used to smooth a newly constructed road surface.

    2. The blow that ends a fight

      The blow that ends a fight; the knock-out blow.

      • 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 […]
    3. A finishing move.

      • Tie Up Fallaway Slam (Finisher)
      • Shadow Kick (OO+O) is best used as a punishing move and a combo finisher.
    4. A player who scores points for their team.

      • After suffering a broken leg in a challenge from Stoke's Ryan Shawcross in 2010, the goal allowed Ramsey to put a positive slant on this fixture and show how he is evolving into a composed finisher.
      • As such, when Doncic was on the court, Brunson was a secondary facilitator and more of a finisher than a creator.
    5. A substitute player who plays at the end of the game.

    6. A visible trim element.

      • Inside, the revised F-Type gets lightweight slimline seats and new chrome and aluminium trim finishers.
    7. Synonym of inker.

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