Noun
semi-finalist (plural semi-finalists)
Somebody or something that appears in a semi-final of a competition.
Cecchinato is the lowest-ranked French Open semi-finalist in 19 years and the first Italian man to make it that far at any major in 40 years. Source: Internet
American Idol’s Alexis Gomez returns to her Centerville home By Matt Clevenger Teamwork paid off for Alexis Gomez, an internationally known country artist who first gained national attention as a semi-finalist on American Idol in 2015. Source: Internet
Second seed Mardy Fish made a precautionary pullout with an existing abdominal strain to hand Argentine Leonardo Mayer a walkover to join another untried semi-finalist, Carsten Ball. Source: Internet
“I entered it and then a couple months later I got something in the mail that said I'm a semi-finalist. Source: Internet
If you are selected as a semi-finalist, we will work with you to prepare the official submission to the national competition. Source: Internet
The search committee, comprised of Chairman Holsey and Trustees Robert Adam, Priscilla Kelly and Ron Trowbridge, interviewed six semi-finalist candidates and selected two finalists based on those interviews. Source: Internet