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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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