'Qualifier' definitions:
Definition of 'qualifier'
(from WordNet)
noun
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"
noun
A content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb [syn: modifier, qualifier]
Definition of 'Qualifier'
From: GCIDE
- Qualifier \Qual"i*fi`er\, n. One who, or that which, qualifies; that which modifies, reduces, tempers or restrains. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'qualifier'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- appositive,
- attribute,
- attributive,
- complement,
- construction modifier,
- cutting,
- deep structure,
- direct object,
- filler,
- form-function unit,
- function,
- IC analysis,
- immediate constituent analysis,
- indirect object,
- levels,
- modifier,
- object,
- phrase structure,
- predicate,
- ranks,
- shallow structure,
- slot,
- slot and filler,
- strata,
- structure,
- subject,
- surface structure,
- syntactic analysis,
- syntactic structure,
- syntactics,
- syntax,
- tagmeme,
- underlying structure,
- word arrangement,
- word order