ˌsemi-ˈfinalist BrE AmE British English , sem‧i‧fi‧nal‧ist American English /ˌsemiˈfaɪnl-əst, ˌsemiˈfaɪnl-ɪst/ noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ final , ↑ semi-final , ↑ finalist , ↑ semi-finalist , ↑ finale , ↑ finality , ↑ finalization ; verb : ↑ finalize ; adverb : ↑ finally ; adjective : ↑ final ]
a person or team that competes in a semi-final