qualifier
[kwol-uh-fahy-er]
- a person or thing that qualifies.
- Grammar.
- a word that qualifies the meaning of another, as an adjective or adverb; modifier.
- an adverb that modifies adjectives or other adverbs and typically expresses degree or intensity, as very, somewhat, or quite.
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Origin of qualifier
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Contemporary Examples
Emily added that she regrets using the qualifier of "absolutely" (which we should have caught on the editing end).
The council says its goal is ultimately that the qualifier “women” be dropped from its name.
Historical Examples
Some are identified as dictatorships of some sort, which almost none would accept as a qualifier.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
By this qualifier we wish it understood that mind, like body, has its accidental or acquired qualities.
Literacy as such was registered rather late as a qualifier of the warrior.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
qualifier
- a person or thing that qualifies, esp a contestant in a competition who wins a preliminary heat or contest and so earns the right to take part in the next round
- a preliminary heat or contest
- grammar another word for modifier (def. 1)
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Word Origin and History for qualifier
n.
1560s, agent noun from qualify. Grammatical sense is from 1580s.
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