QUALIFIER Definition & Meaning

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[ kwol-uh-fahy-er ]

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noun

a person or thing that qualifies.
Grammar.
1. a word that qualifies the meaning of another, as an adjective or adverb; modifier.
2. an adverb that modifies adjectives or other adverbs and typically expresses degree or intensity, as very, somewhat, or quite.

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Origin of qualifier¹

First recorded in 1555–65; qualify + -er ¹

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Example Sentences

Qualification for the event ends on 16 April and if 'The Rocket' were to withdraw on the eve of the tournament, it would mean a qualifier receiving a bye to the second round.

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Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Great Britain squad for next week's Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers in the Netherlands to "look after her body".

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The ball rocketed into the roof of the net, and the man known as "Japanese Messi" condemned China to their worst-ever defeat in a World Cup qualifier.

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Tuchel's side will reconvene in June for their World Cup qualifier with Andorra before a friendly with Senegal, during a window which the German says could be moved in the calendar.

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For Monday's qualifier against Latvia, sources have indicated the players didn't know the full starting XI until about 16:00 - less than four hours before the game.

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What is a qualifier?

A qualifier is a person or thing that provides necessary skills or properties, as in The qualifier to enter the race was an ability to run the track three times without stopping.

In grammar, a qualifier is a word that modifies another, as with adjectives and adverbs. When someone asks you to hand them the blue book, they are telling you something about the book so you know which one they want. Blue is modifying book. In other words, it’s acting as a qualifier.

Example: The qualifier advanced to the next round of the competition.

Where does qualifier come from?

The first records of the term qualifier come from the mid-1500s. It combines the term qualify, meaning “to provide with the necessary skills,” and the suffix –er, which designates something as being attached to the base verb, as in creeper and bearer.

Tournaments and similar events often have qualifier rounds or qualifier meets, in which people compete to qualify for a future event. When someone who enters into one of these events wins or advances, they themselves become a qualifier.

Adverb qualifiers often identify the degree or intensity of the word they qualify, such as very, somewhat, or absolutely.

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Qualifier is most often used to refer to a person or thing that qualifies.

1st Place World Cup Qualifier Finals 69 Points 😭💙

— Tfue (@Tfue)

The first openly trans woman to compete in a women’s Olympic qualifier completely dominated with a finish in… 230th place.

— Katelyn Burns (@transscribe)

Surreal night. We got the job done, first qualifier, first goal. Shame had to come off but thank you everyone for the kind messages🙏🏼🇺🇸

— Da Boy (@SLletget)

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The only qualifier for entering the pie-eating contest was to be hungry!

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