different between finish vs finisher

English

Etymology

From Middle English finishen, finisshen, finischen, from Old French finiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of finir, from Latin f?n?re, present active infinitive of f?ni?.

Pronunciation

• enPR: f?n'?sh, IPA^(key): /?f?n??/
• Homophone: Finnish

Noun

finish (plural finishes)

1. An end; the end of anything.
2. A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.

3. The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
4. A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish.
5. (sports) A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal.

Translations

Verb

finish (third-person singular simple present finishes, present participle finishing, simple past and past participle finished)

1. (transitive) To complete (something).

2. (transitive) To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).
3. (transitive) To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal.

4. (intransitive) To come to an end.

5. (transitive) To put an end to; to destroy.

   These rumours could finish your career.

6. (intransitive) To reach orgasm.

Usage notes

• (transitive, to complete): This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (the -ing form). See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Antonyms

• (to complete): initiate, begin, start

Derived terms

• nice guys finish last

Translations

Related terms

• finish line
• finishing school

Anagrams

• fishin'

Danish

Etymology

From English finish.

Noun

finish c (singular definite finishen, not used in plural form)

1. (the appearance after) fine-tuning, finishing touch
2. finish (a spectacular end in a race or a competition)

Further reading

• “finish” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?.n??/
• Hyphenation: fi?nish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English finish.

Noun

finish m (uncountable)

1. finish; end

Derived terms

• finishlijn

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

finish

1. first-person singular present indicative of finishen
2. imperative of finishen

English

Etymology

From finish +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f?n???/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f?n???/

Noun

finisher (plural finishers)

1. A person who finishes or completes something.
   • c. 1602, William Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well, Act II, Scene 1,^[1]

     He that of greatest works is finisher

     Oft does them by the weakest minister […]

   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Hebrews 12:1-2,^[2]

     […] let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith […]

   The early finishers waited for the other runners to reach the finish line.

2. A person who applies a finish to something, such as furniture.
3. The person who applies the gilding and decoration in bookbinding.
4. A construction machine used to smooth a newly constructed road surface.
5. (boxing) The blow that ends a fight; the knock-out blow.
   • 1934, Robert E. Howard, “General Ironfist” in Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine, June 1934,^[4]

     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 […]

6. (video games, informal) A finishing move.
   • 2002, Ben Cureton, Paul Edwards, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance(tm) Official Strategy Guide

     Shadow Kick (OO+O) is best used as a punishing move and a combo finisher.

7. (soccer) A player who shoots goals.
   • 2013, Alistair Magowan, "Arsenal 3-1 Stoke", BBC Sport, 22 September 2013:

     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.

8. (rugby) A substitute player who plays at the end of the game.

Translations

Anagrams

• refinish