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qualifier definition

quali·fier (kwôl′ə fī′ər, kwäl′-)

noun

  1. a person or thing that qualifies; specif.,
    1. a person who meets set requirements
    2. 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

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qualifier Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • restrict: There are two ways to specify a restrict qualifier.

Preposition: in

  • round: Fifth seed Ricketts meets a qualifier in the first round.

Adjective modifier

  • under-21: Scotland Under-21s are set to play the UEFA Under-21 Championship qualifier against France in Aberdeen.

Modifies a noun

  • type: At present, only three explicit qualifier types are defined here: LAN - Language.

Noun used with modifier

  • namespace: This name does not include any: : namespace qualifiers.
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