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finisher | finished |

As a noun finisher

is a person who finishes or completes something.

As an adjective finished is

(label) processed or perfected.

As a verb finished is

(finish).

finisher

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who finishes or completes something.
  • A construction machine used to smooth a newly constructed road surface.
  • (video games, informal) A finishing move.
  • * 1999 , BradyGames, Secret Codes for Sega Dreamcast
    • Tie Up Fallaway Slam (Finisher )
  • * 2002 , Ben Cureton, Paul Edwards, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance(tm) Official Strategy Guide
    • Shadow Kick (OO+O) is best used as a punishing move and a combo finisher .
  • (soccer) A player who shoots goals.
  • * 2013 , Alistair Magowan, " Arsenal 3-1 Stoke", BBC Sport , 22 September 2013:
    • 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 .

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns

    finished

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (label) Processed or perfected.
  • Completed; concluded; done.
  • Done for; doomed; used up.

    • Synonyms

    * in the books

    Antonyms

    * unfinished

    Derived terms

    * finished product

    Verb

    (head)
  • (finish)
    • He finished the cabinet with two more layers of polyurethane.

    Anagrams

    * fiendish