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Qualifier

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Noun

1. qualifier

a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition

Example Sentences:
'the tournament was won by a late qualifier'

2. modifier, qualifier

a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Qualifier

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noun
1. 
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
2. 
a preliminary heat or contest
3. grammar another word for modifier (sense 1)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Qualifier

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noun
1. 
a person or thing that qualifies
; specif.,
a. 
a person who meets set requirements
b. 
a word, as an adjective or adverb, or a group of words, that modifies or limits the meaning of another word or group of words
2. 
a preliminary round of a competition

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Qualifier

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n.
1. One that qualifies, especially one that has or fulfills all appropriate qualifications, as for a position, office, or task.
2. Grammar A word or phrase that qualifies, limits, or modifies the meaning of another word or phrase.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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