'Modifier' definitions:

Definition of 'modifier'

From: WordNet
noun
A content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb [syn: modifier, qualifier]
noun
A moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising
noun
A person who changes something; "an inveterate changer of the menu" [syn: changer, modifier]
noun
A gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene [syn: modifier, modifier gene]

Definition of 'Modifier'

From: GCIDE
  • Modifier \Mod"i*fi`er\, n.
  • 1. One who, or that which, modifies. --Hume. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Gram.) A word or phrase that modifies another word, phrase, or sentence, usually by limiting the scope or restricting the meaning of the sentence element modified. [PJC]

Synonyms of 'modifier'

From: Moby Thesaurus