Usage Note
Finalista is a common-gender noun — el finalista or la finalista — always ending in -a. It refers to a competitor or team that has reached the final round of a competition. The adjective use is also possible: el equipo finalista. Do not confuse with ganador (winner) — a finalista may lose the final.
Examples
"Los dos finalistas se enfrentan mañana."
Natural Translation
The two finalists face each other tomorrow.
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