FINALIST

finalist

(noun) a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

finalist (plural finalists)

Somebody or something that appears in the final stage of a competition.

A university student in his/her final year of study.

Anagrams

• Filastin, tail fins, tailfins

Source: Wiktionary

Fi"nal*ist, n. (Sports)

Definition: Any of the players who meet in the final round of a tournament in which the losers in any round do not play again.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition