qualifier

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Noun[change]

Singular
qualifier

Plural
qualifiers

(countable)

  1. A qualifier is a person who meets the requirements for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.
  2. Qualifier (round) is the preliminary stage of a competition.
  3. (grammar) A qualifier is a word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb
  4. (computing) (programming) A qualifier is a marker that qualifies or modifies another code element.