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qualifier.

One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ.ɚ/General-American/ˈkwɔl.ɪ.fɑɪ.ə/Australia
  1. One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.

  2. A preliminary stage of a competition.

  3. A word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb; one that adds or subtracts attributes to another.

  4. A marker that qualifies or modifies another code element.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English qualify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English qualifier From qualify + -er.

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