Noun:

அரையிறுதிப் போட்டியாளர்,

semifinalists's Usage Examples:

As in season 2, the hopefuls were narrowed down to four groups of eight semifinalists, who then went on to compete in Hollywood.

Thirty-two semifinalists became 12 finalists during a series of eliminations in Hollywood.

Instead of splitting the semifinalists into three groups of ten like season 1, season 2's semifinalists were split into four groups of eight, for a total of 32 semifinalists, who were then joined by four "wild card" hopefuls.

Synonyms:

rival, competitor, contender, challenger, competition,

Antonyms:

cooperation, friend,