finisher

finisher
finish ► VERB 1) bring or come to an end. 2) consume or get through the whole or the remainder of (food or drink). 3) (finish with) have nothing more to do with. 4) reach the end of a race or other sporting competition. 5) (finish up) chiefly Brit. end by doing something or being in a particular position. 6) (finish off) kill or comprehensively defeat. 7) complete the manufacture or decoration of (something) by giving it an attractive surface appearance.
► NOUN 1) an end or final stage. 2) the place at which a race or competition ends. 3) the manner in which a manufactured article is finished.
● a fight to the finish — Cf. ↑a fight to the finish
DERIVATIVES finisher noun.
ORIGIN Latin finire, from finis 'end' .

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