Meaning
finalist
- competitor who reaches the final round of a contest or tournament
In a sentence
La giovane atleta è una delle finaliste della gara di nuoto.
The young athlete is one of the finalists in the swimming competition.
Chi sono i due finalisti del torneo di tennis?
Who are the two finalists of the tennis tournament?
Purtroppo Marco non è tra i finalisti del concorso musicale.
Unfortunately, Marco is not among the finalists of the music competition.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| finalista | singular |
| finalisti | plural |
Usage notes
- Follows typical -ista nouns: masculine plural is 'finalisti', feminine plural is 'finaliste'.
- Takes masculine or feminine articles depending on the person's gender.