English noun: qualifier | |||
1. | qualifier (person) a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition | ||
Samples | The tournament was won by a late qualifier. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contestant | ||
2. | qualifier (communication) a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb | ||
Synonyms | modifier | ||
Broader (hypernym) | content word, open-class word | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | adjective, adverb, dangling modifier, intensifier, intensive, misplaced modifier | ||
Part meronym | phrase | ||