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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition;
- Example: "the tournament was won by a late qualifier"

2. a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb;
[syn: modifier, qualifier]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Qualifier \Qual"i*fi`er\, n.
   One who, or that which, qualifies; that which modifies,
   reduces, tempers or restrains.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

qualifier
    n 1: 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: a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
       [syn: modifier, qualifier]