prefinalist en · NOUN
Etymology
From pre- + finalist.
Meanings
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One who reaches the stage that precedes the finals of a contest.
They included a participant in a top reality television show and Barbara Matera, 28, an announcer on the leading government television channel, a prefinalist in the 2000 Miss Italy contest, and a university graduate.
2009 April 30, Rachel Donadio, “Premier’s Roving Eye Enrages Wife, but Not His Public”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prefinalists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |