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Meanings of finisher in English

(Baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game.

Synonyms
Examples for "closer"
Examples for "closer"
1
Some said later this year; others said 2020 was closer to reality.
Wired
2
However, today takes us one step closer to a more equal Britain.
The Guardian
3
It just means we're one step closer to home, right? I ask.
The Hunger Games
4
The answer to the question today, though, is surprisingly closer to home.
Independent.ie
5
But that was not Jeffrey's problem his problem sounded closer to home.
The hellfire club
Usage of finisher in English
1
He also has very good dribbling skills and is a good finisher.
The Guardian
2
Each of these teams had been a last-place finisher a year ago.
The new yorker
3
The various parts of each were then sent in to the finisher.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 63, January, 1863 / A Magaz...
4
An electric finisher, Ireland will look to test him in the air.
The Irish Times
5
There has been no finisher quite like him, either before or since.
The Guardian
6
Quick to connect with the ball and a good finisher as well.
The Guardian
7
In what form does the wool finally leave the finisher gill boxes?
Textiles, for Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools ...
8
The old finisher turned completely round this time, and looked his interest.
The Green Satin Gown
9
Like Ruud, he is a finisher and seldom creates chances for others.
The Guardian
10
Souness still regards Fowler as the best finisher in the business.
The Guardian
11
Every finisher is red-faced, exhausted and, in between large gulps of water, smiling.
The Irish Times
12
Expect a fight from second-place finisher Michael Weynand on the Campus Francorchamps machine.
Wired
13
He is a better finisher than Shonga, but less of an all-round threat.
The South African
14
As a philosopher of religion Hume is the finisher and destroyer of deism.
History of Modern Philosophy / From Nicolas of Cusa to the Prese...
15
If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.
The Guardian
16
The results were scrapped as widely fraudulent after the second-place finisher denounced them.
Reuters
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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