Meanings
nounsemifinalist (plural semifinalists)
plural semifinalists · alternative semi-finalist
- A person who competes in the semifinals, the winner of which goes on to compete in the finals.
Origin
From semi- + finalist or semifinal + -ist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech semifinalista, semifinalistka
- semifinalistaperson who competes in the semifinals
- semifinalistkaperson who competes in the semifinals
Dutch halvefinalist
- halvefinalistperson who competes in the semifinals
Finnish semifinalisti
- semifinalistiperson who competes in the semifinals
French demi-finaliste
- demi-finalisteperson who competes in the semifinals
German Halbfinalist, Halbfinalistin
- Halbfinalistperson who competes in the semifinals
- Halbfinalistinperson who competes in the semifinals
Greek ημιφιναλίστ
- ημιφιναλίστ (imifinalíst)person who competes in the semifinals
Italian semifinalista
- semifinalistaperson who competes in the semifinals
Japanese 準決勝進出者, 四強進出者
- 準決勝進出者 (junkesshō shinshutsusha)person who competes in the semifinals
- 四強進出者 (yonkyō shinshutsusha)person who competes in the semifinals
Korean 준결승 진출자, 4강 진출자
- 준결승 진출자 (jun'gyeolseung jinchulja)person who competes in the semifinals
- 4강 진출자 (sagang jinchulja)person who competes in the semifinals
Polish półfinalista, półfinalistka
- półfinalistaperson who competes in the semifinals
- półfinalistkaperson who competes in the semifinals
Russian полуфинали́ст, полуфинали́стка
- полуфинали́ст (polufinalíst)person who competes in the semifinals
- полуфинали́стка (polufinalístka)person who competes in the semifinals
Spanish semifinalista
- semifinalistaperson who competes in the semifinals
Swedish semifinalist
- semifinalistperson who competes in the semifinals
Cite this entry
APA
semifinalist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semifinalist
MLA
“semifinalist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semifinalist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semifinalist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semifinalist.
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