qualifier
1. 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 • Derivationally related forms: qualify • Hypernyms: contestant 2. a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb • Syn: modifier • Derivationally related forms: qualify, modify (for: modifier) • Hypernyms: content word, open-class word • Hyponyms: intensifier, intensive, adjective, adverb, dangling modifier, misplaced modifier • Part Holonyms: phrase
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