Usage Note
Semifinalista is both a noun and an adjective and does not change form between masculine and feminine: el equipo semifinalista, la jugadora semifinalista. It refers to a competitor who has reached the semifinals. The plural adds -s: semifinalistas. In sports journalism it often appears attributively right after the noun it modifies.
Examples
"Los cuatro equipos semifinalistas juegan este fin de semana."
Natural Translation
The four semifinalist teams play this weekend.

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