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Finisher

noun

(baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game. Synonym: closer.

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.

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"Finisher" Quotes from Famous Books

... it down for a Blunder—And so there's Tit for Tat, and the Dice in my hand still. But poor Sancho is horribly unfortunate agen, for by and by he catches him answering the Curate, who threatens him for calling him Finisher of Fornication, and Conjunction Copulative, with Excommunication, I care not if you do, says Sancho, I shall lose nothing by it but my Nap in an afternoon [Footnote: Collier, p. 201.]. Why truly this might be thought a little sawcy from one ...

— Essays on the Stage • Thomas D'Urfey and Bossuet

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