qualifier

qualifier [kwol-uh-fahy-er] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for qualifier on Thesaurus.com noun

1. a person or thing that qualifies.
2. Grammar.
   1. a word that qualifies the meaning of another, as an adjective or adverb; modifier.
   2. an adverb that modifies adjectives or other adverbs and typically expresses degree or intensity, as very, somewhat, or quite.

Origin of qualifier First recorded in 1555–65; qualify + -er1 Related Words for qualifier dependent, attribute, accessory, adjunct, modifier, identifier, qualifier, adnoun, limiter, additional, descriptive, attributive Examples from the Web for qualifier Contemporary Examples of qualifier

Emily added that she regrets using the qualifier of “absolutely” (which we should have caught on the editing end).

The Tortuous History Of The Greta Berlin Tweet Controversy

Ali Gharib

October 7, 2012

The council says its goal is ultimately that the qualifier “women” be dropped from its name.

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Jimmy So

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Historical Examples of qualifier

Some are identified as dictatorships of some sort, which almost none would accept as a qualifier.

The Civilization of Illiteracy

Mihai Nadin

By this qualifier we wish it understood that mind, like body, has its accidental or acquired qualities.

The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal,

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Literacy as such was registered rather late as a qualifier of the warrior.

The Civilization of Illiteracy

Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for qualifier qualifier noun

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. a preliminary heat or contest
3. grammar another word for modifier (def. 1)

Word Origin and History for qualifier n.

1560s, agent noun from qualify. Grammatical sense is from 1580s.