Dictionary

finisher en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɪnɪʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈfɪnɪʃɚ/ (General-American)
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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.

Meanings

1. A person who finishes or completes something.
   • He became the best finsher for Australia's T20I team.
   • […] let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith […] 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hebrews 12:1-2:
   • The early finishers waited for the other runners to reach the finish line.
   • He that of greatest works is finisher Oft does them by the weakest minister […] c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
2. A person who applies a finish to something, such as furniture.
3. (dated) The person who applies the gilding and decoration in bookbinding.
   • If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. 1838, Abraham Lincoln, The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions: Address Before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois, Springfield, Illinois:
4. A construction machine used to smooth a newly constructed road surface.
5. 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 […] 1934 June, Robert E. Howard, “General Ironfist”, in Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine:
6. (informal) A finishing move.
   • Tie Up Fallaway Slam (Finisher) 1999, BradyGames, Secret Codes for Sega Dreamcast:
   • Shadow Kick (OO+O) is best used as a punishing move and a combo finisher. 2002, Ben Cureton, Paul Edwards, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance™ Official Strategy Guide:
7. 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. 2013 September 22, Alistair Magowan, “Arsenal 3-1 Stoke City”, in BBC:
   • As such, when Doncic was on the court, Brunson was a secondary facilitator and more of a finisher than a creator. 2022 October 19, Andre Snellings, “Fantasy basketball: Why Jalen Brunson can be even better in New York”, in ESPN:
8. A substitute player who plays at the end of the game.
   • [Eddie] Jones has used his bench as finishers and repeated last year’s ploy that helped overcome France when he brought on Ben Te’o for [George] Ford. [Dylan] Hartley and [Mike] Brown had already gone off, along with [Nathan] Hughes, whose replacement Sam Underhill was making an impact at the breakdown when he was sent to the sin-bin for a no-arms tackle on Barclay. 2018 February 24, Paul Rees, “Finn Russell masterminds historic Scotland victory over England”, in The Guardian, London, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2018:
9. A visible trim element.
   • Inside, the revised F-Type gets lightweight slimline seats and new chrome and aluminium trim finishers. 2017 January 10, Matt Burt, Autocar:
10. Synonym of inker.

Forms

Deriveds

photofinisher

Synonyms

inker · scorer

Translations (5)

fi lopettaja (person who finishes or completes something) · fi tyrmäysisku (boxing: knock-out blow) · fi viimeistelijä (person who applies a finish to something) · fi viimeistelijä (soccer: player who shoots goals) · fi ratkaisija (soccer: player who shoots goals)