Fromfinish +-er.
finisher (pluralfinishers)
- A person whofinishes orcompletes something.
The earlyfinishers waited for the other runners to reach the finish line.
He became the bestfinsher for Australia's T20I team.
c.1604–1605 (date written),William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward] Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act II, scene i]:He that of greatest works isfinisher
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- A person who applies a finish to something, such as furniture.
- (dated) The person who applies thegilding anddecoration inbookbinding.
1838, Abraham Lincoln,The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions: Address Before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois[1], Springfield, Illinois:If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author andfinisher.
- (construction) Aconstructionmachine used tosmooth a newly constructed road surface.
- (boxing) Theblow thatends afight; theknock-out blow.
1934 June,Robert E. Howard, “General Ironfist”, inJack Dempsey's Fight Magazine:A thundering right to the head bent him back over the ropes, and then, just as I was setting myself for thefinisher, I felt somebody jerking my pants leg[…]
- (video games, informal, professional wrestling) Afinishing move.
1999, BradyGames,Secret Codes for Sega Dreamcast:Tie Up Fallaway Slam (Finisher)
2002, Ben Cureton, Paul Edwards,Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance™ Official Strategy Guide:Shadow Kick (OO+O) is best used as a punishing move and a combofinisher.
- (sports) Aplayer who scorespoints for theirteam.
- Synonym:scorer
2013 September 22, Alistair Magowan, “Arsenal 3-1 Stoke City”, inBBC[2]: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 composedfinisher.
2022 October 19, Andre Snellings, “Fantasy basketball: Why Jalen Brunson can be even better in New York”, inESPN[3]:As such, when Doncic was on the court, Brunson was a secondary facilitator and more of afinisher than a creator.
- (rugby) Asubstitute player who plays at the end of the game.
2018 February 24, Paul Rees, “Finn Russell masterminds historic Scotland victory over England”, inThe Guardian[4], London, archived fromthe original on22 April 2018:
- (automotive) Avisibletrim element.
2017 January 10, Matt Burt,Autocar[5]:Inside, the revised F-Type gets lightweight slimline seats and new chrome and aluminium trim finishers.
- (comics)Synonym ofinker.
person who finishes or completes something
person who applies a finish to something
video games: finishing move
soccer: player who shoots goals
