finisher
One who concludes
A finisher is someone or something that completes a task or process.
In manufacturing, a finisher applies final treatments to products.
In sports, a finisher is a player skilled at scoring when it counts most: He's one of the best finishers in the league.
A finisher can also be a decisive blow or move that ends a competition: That knockout punch was the finisher.
End or deduction
- culminationHighest or final point
- wrap-upConcluding summary or review
- endingFinal portion of something
- closureSense of emotional resolution
resolution · completer · completionist · sign-off · capstone · capper · closer · ender
Long-distance footrace
- sprinterShort-distance racing specialist
- runnerOne who sprints
- closerOne who concludes
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
endurance · triathlete · cyclist · swimmer · medalist · champion · stamina · record-breaker
Skilled manual tradesperson
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- workmanshipSkill in creating objects
- carpentryWood construction trade
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
woodworker · upholsterer · leatherworker · seamstress · refinement · master-craftsman · bespoke · fine-tuning
Glossy protective coating
- varnishLiquid that dries glossy
- sealantGap-blocking substance
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- polishSmooth by rubbing
stain · topcoat · shellac · enamel · wax · primer · clear-coat · polyurethane
Concluding phase of competition
- checkmateInescapable capture position
- zugzwangObligatory weakening move situation
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- conversionAct of changing states
Converts assembly to executable
- fabricatorCreator of lies
- fitterMore physically capable
- productionMaking or generating something
- machinistMetal parts fabricator
constructor · joiner · calibrator · inspector · detailer · trimmer · grinder · polisher
conclusion
End or deduction
- culminationHighest or final point
- wrap-upConcluding summary or review
- endingFinal portion of something
closure · resolution · completer · completionist · sign-off · capstone · capper · closer · ender · polisher
marathon
Long-distance footrace
relay · endurance · triathlete · cyclist · swimmer · medalist · champion · stamina · record-breaker · speedster
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- workmanshipSkill in creating objects
- carpentryWood construction trade
tailoring · woodworker · upholsterer · leatherworker · seamstress · refinement · master-craftsman · bespoke · fine-tuning · perfectionist
lacquer
Glossy protective coating
polish · stain · topcoat · shellac · enamel · wax · primer · clear-coat · polyurethane · burnisher
endgame
Concluding phase of competition
assembler
Converts assembly to executable
- fabricatorCreator of lies
- fitterMore physically capable
- productionMaking or generating something
machinist · constructor · joiner · calibrator · inspector · detailer · trimmer · grinder · polisher · sander
fattening
Promoting weight gain
- feedlotLivestock fattening enclosure
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- hogSwine, or monopolize
grain-fed · backgrounder · stocker · beef · pen · marbling · prime · choice
- Pro Wrestlingheel, WrestleMania, face turn, Royal Rumble, kayfabe
- textile workerstailor, dressmaker, weaver, weavers, spinner
- striversstriver, trier, fighter, battler, plugger
- wrestlingbody slam, wrestlers, takedown, pinfall, suplex
- factory jobsfactory worker, assembly line worker, shift supervisor, forklift operator, packer
- factory workersfactory worker, factory hand, assembly line worker, floor worker, machine operator
finisherquitter
One who surrenders
abandoner · dropout · procrastinator · starter · flake
finisherstarter
Initiator of action
initiator · beginner · originator · launcher · instigator
- finish lineRace completion marker
- finish offComplete or consume entirely
- finished offCompleted the last part
- finish upBring to completion
- finishing touchesLast refinements before completion
- finishing offCompleting the final part
finish, finished, unfinished, finishing, finishes, finishers, refinish, refinished, refinishing