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Definition of Modifier
1. Noun. A content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb.
Exact synonyms: Qualifier
Generic synonyms: Content Word, Open-class Word
Group relationships: Phrase
Specialized synonyms: Intensifier, Intensive, Adjective, Adverb, Dangling Modifier, Misplaced Modifier
Derivative terms: Modify, Qualify
Generic synonyms: Content Word, Open-class Word
Group relationships: Phrase
Specialized synonyms: Intensifier, Intensive, Adjective, Adverb, Dangling Modifier, Misplaced Modifier
Derivative terms: Modify, Qualify
2. Noun. A moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising.
Generic synonyms: Moderator
3. Noun. A person who changes something. "An inveterate changer of the menu"
Exact synonyms: Changer
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Specialized synonyms: Adulterator, Normaliser, Normalizer, Standardiser, Standardizer
Derivative terms: Change, Modify
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Specialized synonyms: Adulterator, Normaliser, Normalizer, Standardiser, Standardizer
Derivative terms: Change, Modify
4. Noun. A gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene.
Definition of Modifier
1. n. One who, or that which, modifies.
Definition of Modifier
1. Noun. One who, or that which, modifies. ¹
2. Noun. (grammar) A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Modifier
1. one that modifies [n -S] - See also: modifies
Lexicographical Neighbors of Modifier
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