"semifinalist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌsɛmiˈfaɪnəlɪst/ Audio: En-us-semifinalist.oga Forms: semifinalists [plural]
Etymology: From semi- + finalist or semifinal + -ist. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|semi|finalist}} semi- + finalist, {{suf|en|semifinal|ist}} semifinal + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} semifinalist (plural semifinalists)
  1. A person who competes in the semifinals, the winner of which goes on to compete in the finals. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: semi-finalist Translations (person who competes in the semifinals): semifinalista [masculine] (Czech), semifinalistka [feminine] (Czech), semifinalisti (Finnish), demi-finaliste [feminine, masculine] (French), ნახევარფინალისტი (naxevarpinalisṭi) (Georgian), Halbfinalist [masculine] (German), Halbfinalistin [feminine] (German), semifinalista [feminine, masculine] (Italian), 準決勝進出者 (junkesshō shinshutsusha) (Japanese), 四強 (yonkyō) (Japanese), 4강 (sagang) (Korean), półfinalista [masculine] (Polish), półfinalistka [feminine] (Polish), полуфинали́ст (polufinalíst) [masculine] (Russian), полуфинали́стка (polufinalístka) [feminine] (Russian), semifinalista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), semifinalist [common-gender] (Swedish)

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