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Finisher   /fˈɪnɪʃər/   Listen
Finisher

noun
1.
(baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game.  Synonym: closer.
2.
A racing driver who finishes a race.
3.
A painter who applies a finishing coat.
4.
A worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process.
5.
A race car that finishes a race.
6.
An animal that wins in a contest of speed.






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"Finisher" Quotes from Famous Books



... ingenious machine, with a cutting tool revolving at a speed of fourteen thousand revolutions a minute, which quickly removes the waste metal in the large open places between the lines and dots. The zinc plates are carefully looked over by a finisher, defects are removed, and the metal plates are then nailed on wooden blocks, so that they will be "type-high," that is, of exactly the same height as the metal type-forms used in printing. Hand presses are a necessity ...
— The Building of a Book • Various

... sinners in gospel times. You may strive and fight, and resolve and vow—all will not do: you lie at his mercy for holiness as well as pardon. He is exalted as a Prince to give repentance, and he is the author and finisher of faith. He works all our works in us, and without him we are not equal to one good thought. We are his workmanship, 'created anew in Christ Jesus,' My dear friend, put the work into his hand, and try to wait on him in hope—hope in ...
— The Power of Faith - Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. • Isabella Graham

... of those coincidences which sometimes happen—sent, we may be sure, in God's providence—Mr. Raymond took for his text that evening the words, "Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith." The coincidence startled Lucy, and made her listen with more than ordinary attention to her father's sermon, though, to do her justice, she was not usually either sleepy or inattentive. Mr. Raymond began by alluding to the "race set ...
— Lucy Raymond - Or, The Children's Watchword • Agnes Maule Machar

... love-feast indeed, since all they who partook of it were about to lay down the burden of the flesh and, their labours and sorrows ended, to depart into bliss eternal. He called to their memory the supper of the Passover which had taken place within the lifetime of many of them, when the Author and Finisher of their faith had declared to the disciples that He would drink no more wine till He drank it new with them in His kingdom. Such a feast it was that lay spread before them this night. Let them be thankful for it. Let them not quail in the hour of ...
— Pearl-Maiden • H. Rider Haggard



Words linked to "Finisher" :   racer, relief pitcher, race driver, reliever, worker, baseball game, varnisher, racing car, fireman, baseball, race car, stitcher, slammer, automobile driver, painter, finish



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