Associations to the word «Finisher»

Wiktionary

FINISHER, noun. A person who finishes or completes something.
FINISHER, noun. A construction machine used to smooth a newly constructed road surface.
FINISHER, noun. (video games) (informal) A finishing move.
FINISHER, noun. (soccer) A player who shoots goals.

Dictionary definition

FINISHER, noun. (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game.
FINISHER, noun. A racing driver who finishes a race.
FINISHER, noun. A painter who applies a finishing coat.
FINISHER, noun. A worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process.
FINISHER, noun. A race car that finishes a race.
FINISHER, noun. An animal that wins in a contest of speed.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats