Semifinalist

//ˌsɛmiˈfaɪnəlɪst// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who competes in the semifinals, the winner of which goes on to compete in the finals.
  2. 2
    one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination wordnet

Etymology

From semi- + finalist or semifinal + -ist.

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