Definition of "finalist" []

• A contestant in the final session of a competition. (noun)

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• ""Getting a nomination for a World Technology Award was overwhelming, and to have been designated a finalist is abundantly above all I could have asked for.""
• "Less than a year after losing his wife to heart disease the American Idol 8 finalist is grieving the death of another family member."
• "Nonetheless, the former Top 10 finalist is back on the scene and hoping to make an impression with his sassy new summer single, “24/7.”"