finisher

Plural: finishers

Noun

• One who completes or brings something to an end.
• (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game
• a racing driver who finishes a race
• a painter who applies a finishing coat
• a worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process
• a race car that finishes a race
• an animal that wins in a contest of speed
• A person who finishes or completes something.
• A person who applies a finish to something, such as furniture.
• The person who applies the gilding and decoration in bookbinding.
• A construction machine used to smooth a newly constructed road surface.
• The blow that ends a fight; the knock-out blow.
• A finishing move.
• A player who scores points for their team.
• A substitute player who plays at the end of the game.
• A visible trim element.
• Synonym of inker.

Examples

• As the clock ticked down, he knew he had to be a finisher, finding a word to empty his rack in Words With Friends.
• He became the best finsher for Australia's T20I team.
• The early finishers waited for the other runners to reach the finish line.

Synonyms

closer, inker, scorer