finisher UK /ˈfɪnɪʃə/US /ˈfɪnɪʃɚ/noun 10forms 1 noun10 •A person who finishes or completes something.The early finishers waited for the other runners to reach the finish line.He became the best finsher for Australia's T20I team. •A player who scores points for their team.After suffering a broken leg in a challenge from Stoke's Ryan Shawcross in 2010, the goal allowed Ramsey to put a positive slant on this fixture and show how he is evolving into a composed finisher. — 2013 •The blow that ends a fight; the knock-out blow.A thundering right to the head bent him back over the ropes, and then, just as I was setting myself for the finisher, I felt somebody jerking my pants leg […] — 1934 •(informal) A finishing move.Shadow Kick (OO+O) is best used as a punishing move and a combo finisher. — 2002 •A person who applies a finish to something, such as furniture. •The person who applies the gilding and decoration in bookbinding.If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. — 1838 •A construction machine used to smooth a newly constructed road surface. •A visible trim element.Inside, the revised F-Type gets lightweight slimline seats and new chrome and aluminium trim finishers. — 2017 •A substitute player who plays at the end of the game. •Synonym of inker. formsfinishers