Napheesa named finalist for Katrina McClain

[Mainiac]

Awesome news

 

[Orangutan]

 

[meyers7]

Tough competition.

 

[Hongster]

What I don't get about English is why called it finalist when it is not.

 

[f1f1ferrari]

fi·nal·ist
ˈfīn(ə)ləst/
noun

1. a competitor or team in the final or finals of a competition.

Sounds pretty accurate to me

 

[Hongster]

fi·nal·ist
ˈfīn(ə)ləst/
noun

1. a competitor or team in the final or finals of a competition.

Sounds pretty accurate to me

You're no fun!!

 

[Goodgood]

What I don't get about English is why called it finalist when it is not.

Ok, what is your definition then?