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n. - A worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process; A painter who applies a last coat; (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game.

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  • The second-place finisher is also great, in a different way.
  • Some of them don't dig doggy style aka the finisher because it has more of a "wham, bam, thank you, ma'am" feel to it.
  • In the opening round at the Bahrain Grand Prix Trulli was classified as a finisher but his car broke down at the dying minutes of the race.
  • Every successful limited-overs cricket team needs a "finisher" and, in
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