FINISHER

Pronunciation (US):

• FINISHER (noun)
  The noun FINISHER has 3 senses:

1. (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game
2. a painter who applies a finishing coat
3. a worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process

  Familiarity information: FINISHER used as a noun is uncommon.

• FINISHER (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

finisher; closer

Hypernyms ("finisher" is a kind of...):

fireman; relief pitcher; reliever (a pitcher who does not start the game)

Domain category:

baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "finisher"):

slammer (a person who closes things violently)

Meaning:

A painter who applies a finishing coat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("finisher" is a kind of...):

painter (a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "finisher"):

varnisher (someone who applies a finishing coat of varnish)

Meaning:

A worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("finisher" is a kind of...):

worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "finisher"):

stitcher (a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps)