finisher
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈfɪnɪʃə/
ipa: /ˈfɪnɪʃɚ/
Forms: form: finishers
Etymology: From finish + -er.
Senses: examples: text: The early finishers waited for the other runners to reach the finish line.
text: He became the best finsher for Australia's T20I team.
text: He that of greatest works is finisher
Oft does them by the weakest minister […]
ref: 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]:
text: […] let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith […]
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hebrews 12:1-2:
glosses: A person who finishes or completes something.
glosses: A person who applies a finish to something, such as furniture.
examples: text: If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.
ref: 1838, Abraham Lincoln, The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions: Address Before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois, Springfield, Illinois:
glosses: The person who applies the gilding and decoration in bookbinding.
topics: business
construction
manufacturing
glosses: A construction machine used to smooth a newly constructed road surface.
examples: text: 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 […]
ref: 1934 June, Robert E. Howard, “General Ironfist”, in Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine:
topics: boxing
government
hobbies
lifestyle
martial-arts
military
politics
sports
war
glosses: The blow that ends a fight; the knock-out blow.
examples: text: Tie Up Fallaway Slam (Finisher)
ref: 1999, BradyGames, Secret Codes for Sega Dreamcast:
text: Shadow Kick (OO+O) is best used as a punishing move and a combo finisher.
ref: 2002, Ben Cureton, Paul Edwards, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance™ Official Strategy Guide:
topics: government
hobbies
lifestyle
martial-arts
military
politics
professional-wrestling
sports
video-games
war
wrestling
glosses: A finishing move.
examples: text: 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.
ref: 2013 September 22, Alistair Magowan, “Arsenal 3-1 Stoke City”, in BBC:
text: As such, when Doncic was on the court, Brunson was a secondary facilitator and more of a finisher than a creator.
ref: 2022 October 19, Andre Snellings, “Fantasy basketball: Why Jalen Brunson can be even better in New York”, in ESPN:
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
synonyms: scorer
glosses: A player who scores points for their team.
examples: text: [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.
ref: 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:
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
rugby
sports
glosses: A substitute player who plays at the end of the game.
examples: text: Inside, the revised F-Type gets lightweight slimline seats and new chrome and aluminium trim finishers.
ref: 2017 January 10, Matt Burt, Autocar:
topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: A visible trim element.
topics: comics
literature
media
publishing
glosses: Synonym of inker.
synonyms: word: inker
Derived terms: photofinisher