semi finalist
Final four competitor
A semi finalist is someone who has advanced to the semifinal round of a competition—the stage just before the final.
The term appears in contexts from spelling bees to talent shows to sports tournaments: Three of our students were semi finalists in the national science competition.
Usually spelled as one word: semifinalist.
- competitorOne striving against others
- contestantCompetition participant
- sweet sixteenCelebratory sixteenth birthday milestone
- last eightEight remaining competitors
- championshipCompetition for top rank
matchup · tournament · bracket · contender · playoffs · qualifying round · make the cut · underdog · qualify · medalist · rival · group stage · tiebreaker · challenger · dark horse candidate · participant · wild card · spell-off
semi finalistchampion
Top competitor, or advocate
winner · knocked out · also-ran · finalist · early exit
semi finalistchampion
Top competitor, or advocate
winner · gold medalist · grand champion · victor · title holder