qualifier (redirected from Grammatical modifier)

qual·i·fi·er  (kwl-fr)

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.

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qualifier [ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪə]

n

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. (General Sporting Terms) a preliminary heat or contest

3. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar another word for modifier [1]

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modifier, qualifier - A word or phrase that limits or qualifies the sense of another is a modifier or qualifier.

See also related terms for limits.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	qualifier - 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" contestant - a person who participates in competitions
	2.	qualifier - a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb modifier content word, open-class word - a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned phrase - an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier" adjective - a word that expresses an attribute of something adverb - a word that modifies something other than a noun dangling modifier, misplaced modifier - a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us'

Translations

qualifier [ˈkwɒlɪfaɪəʳ] N

1. (Sport) (= person) → clasificado/a m/f; (= match, heat, round) → eliminatoria f

2. (Gram) → calificador m

qualifier [ˈkwɒlɪfaɪə^r] n

(= game, match) → éliminatoire f
a World Cup qualifier → une éliminatoire de la Coupe du Monde

(= athlete) → athlète mf qualifié(e) (= team) → équipe f qualifiée

(GRAMMAR) → qualificatif m

qualifier

n

(Sport: = person having qualified) → Qualifikant(in) m(f)

(Sport: = qualifying match etc) → Qualifikationsspiel nt, → Ausscheidungskampf m

(Gram) → näher bestimmendes Wort

qualifier [ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪəʳ] n (Gram) → aggettivo qualificativo (Sport) → chi si è qualificato/a