# finisher

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɪnɪʃə/ · frequency rank #24,158

## Definitions
1. A person who finishes or completes something.
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. The blow that ends a fight; the knock-out blow.
6. A finishing move.
7. A player who scores points for their team.
8. A substitute player who plays at the end of the game.
9. A visible trim element.
10. Synonym of inker.

## Etymology
From finish + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **fisher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finisher-vs-fisher)
- **finishes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finisher-vs-finishes)
- **finish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finish-vs-finisher)
- **finished** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finished-vs-finisher)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ffinisher`, `fiinsher`, `finihser`, `finisehr`, `finisherr`, `finishher`, `finishre`, `finissher`, `finnisher`, `finsiher`, `fniisher`, `ifnisher`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/finisher