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 | ||