finisher

noun

fin·​ish·​er

-shə(r)

plural -s

1

: one that finishes: such as

a

: a worker who performs the finishing steps of shaping, assembling, adjusting, smoothing, painting, polishing, cleaning, or decorating an item of manufacture

b

: a machine that performs the finishing steps in a processing, manufacturing, or similar operation

2

: something that finishes or settles a matter decisively

I looked to have a knife through me forthwith as a finisher

—J. H. Wheelwright

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