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qualifier
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun qualifier has 2 senses
- qualifier(n = noun.person) Array - a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition; "the tournament was won by a late qualifier" is a kind of contestant
- qualifier(n = noun.communication) modifier - a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb; Array is a kind of content word, open-class word
Derived form verb qualify1
is a part of phrase
has particulars: intensifier, intensive, adjective, adverb, dangling modifier, misplaced modifier
Derived form verb qualify7
CIDE DICTIONARY
qualifier, n.
One who, or that which, qualifies; that which modifies, reduces, tempers or restrains. [1913 Webster]
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qualifier
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