noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
/ˌsɛmiˈfaɪnəlɪst/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:S EH2 M IY0 F AY1 N AH0 L IH0 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:S EH2 M IH0 F AY1 N AH0 L IH0 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 3:S EH2 M AY0 F AY1 N AH0 L IH0 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A person who competes in the semifinals, the winner of which goes on to compete in the finals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
