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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Finalist

/fīn'-əl-ĭst/ · Fi·nal·ist · IPA /fˈaɪnəlɪst/
01 n. Any of the players who meet in the final round of a tournament in which the losers in any round do not play again.
  1. 1.
    Any of the players who meet in the final round of a tournament in which the losers in any round do not play again.(Sports)