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Noun: qualifier  'kwólu`fIu(r)
  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"
     
  2. A content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
    - modifier

Derived forms: qualifiers

See also: qualify

Type of: content word, contestant, open-class word

Part of: phrase

Encyclopedia: Qualifier