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Definition of Qualifier

1. 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"

2. Noun. A content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb.

Definition of Qualifier

1. n. One who, or that which, qualifies; that which modifies, reduces, tempers or restrains.

Definition of Qualifier

1. Noun. A contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition. ¹

2. Noun. A preliminary stage of a competition. ¹

3. Noun. A person who qualifies for something. ¹

4. Noun. (grammar) A word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb; a modifier; that adds or subtracts attributes to another. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Qualifier

1. one that qualifies [n -S] - See also: qualifies

Lexicographical Neighbors of Qualifier

qualia qualifiable qualification qualifications qualificative qualificatives qualificator qualificators qualificatory qualified

qualified fee qualified majority qualified property qualifiedly qualifiedness qualifier (current term) qualifiers qualifies qualify qualifying

qualifying adjective qualifying facility qualifying position qualifying positions qualimeter qualimeters qualitative qualitative alteration qualitative analysis qualitative research

Literary usage of Qualifier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"... quartus, fourth ; see quartern. . sort. kind. — L. quali-s, of what sort. four-footed; quadruped-, stem of quadra- , qualify. ( F—L.) F. qualifier. ..."

2. The Denotation of Generic Terms in Ancient Indian Philosophy: Grammar, Nyāya by Peter M. Scharf (1996)
"Sabara says that no one can apprehend a qualified object without knowing its qualifier. If the general property serves to mark the individuals the word ..."

3. Dictionary of the French and English Languages by Gabriel Surenne (1856)
"... qualifier —, ive, adj. modifying, qualifying Modification, sf. modification, limitation Modifier, va. to modify, qualify, vary, Mitoyen, ne, ..."

4. SAS/SHARE(R) 9.1 User's Guide by SAS Institute, Institute SAS Institute (2004)
"When a two-level server name is specified in a PROC OPERATE or a LIBNAME statement and the high-level qualifier cannot be found as a network node, ..."

5. First Lessons in French by Baptiste Méras, Sigmon Martin Stern (1898)
"Pensif» est la forme pour qualifier un nom masculin, « pensive » pour un nom féminin. De même pour l'adjectif « vif—alive » . ..."

6. SAS/ACCESS(R) 9.1.3 for Relational Databases:: Reference, Third Edition by SAS Publishing (CRT), SAS Institute (2006)
"qualifier= Data Set Option Specifies the qualifier to use when you are reading database objects, such as DBMS tables and views Valid in: DATA and PROC steps ..."

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