finisher
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈfɪnɪʃər/
- Jargon
:
cerrador
- The problem is, as you explain, he isn't a good finisher around the hoop.
Examples
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They probably still need a big finisher to come off the bench or even another speedster.
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Actually, the Yankees need to start thinking more of their starters as finishers and train them as such.
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Johnson filled that role Thursday and will be looked upon to be a late finisher for Brooklyn.
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He's actually looking like a terrible finisher around the hoop.
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For now, Leyland calls on his most reliable finisher, Phil Coke, for the ninth.
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I don't know how this will unfold, but the Author and Finisher does.
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That was Randy Orton's finisher when he first came in and called it the Overdrive.
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I gazed around our room, the walls of which are covered in Ironman posters and finisher's certificates.
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Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is
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For the final inning, the coach called on his best finisher to secure the team's lead.
Synonyms
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4.2
A pitcher who replaces the starter and continues to pitch
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4.8
A baseball player who comes in to throw the ball instead of the starter
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7.4
A pitcher who comes in late to finish the game and protect a lead
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6.2
A relief pitcher who comes into the game to protect a team's lead late
Antonyms
How Selfish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word finisher comes from finish meaning 'to end' plus -er meaning 'one who', similar to a closer in sports. So a finisher in baseball is the pitcher who comes in to finish the game and secure the win.