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qualifier

Syllabification: (qual·i·fi·er)
Pronunciation: /ˈkwäləˌfīər/
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Definition of qualifier

noun

  • 1a person or team that qualifies for a competition or its final rounds:he is now 14 and trying to become the youngest qualifier for a PGA Tour event
  • a match or contest to decide which individuals or teams qualify for a competition or its final rounds.
  • 2 Grammar a word or phrase, especially an adjective, used to attribute a quality to another word, especially a noun.
  • (in systemic grammar) a word or phrase added after a noun to qualify its meaning.

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