qualifier

[ kwol-uh-fahy-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that qualifies.
2. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of qualifier¹

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

Example Sentences

After becoming economy secretary, he was driven to two European Championship qualifiers against Georgia and Norway in June and November 2023.

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But that would require Scotland winning consecutive games for the first time since the halcyon days of those early Euro 2024 qualifiers last year.

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If England beat Greece and then finish top of their Uefa Nations League group, Tuchel's opening matches in March will be either World Cup qualifiers or friendlies, depending on the size of their qualifying group.

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Jiang Ping, a fashion design student from a rural town in Jiangsu province, made headlines in June when she came 12th in the qualifiers of an international maths contest run by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.

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The qualifiers are seeded by points accrued and drawn into two groups.

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More About Qualifier

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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What are some synonyms for qualifier?

• accessory
• adjunct
• adnoun
• modifier
• limiter

What are some words that share a root or word element with qualifier? 

• qualify
• qualificator
• qualifiable

What are some words that often get used in discussing qualifier?

• adjective
• adverb
• quite
• somewhat
• grammar

How is qualifier used in real life?

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

1st Place World Cup Qualifier Finals 69 Points 😭💙

— Tfue (@Tfue) April 29, 2019

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

— Katelyn Burns (@transscribe) March 1, 2020

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) March 25, 2017

 

 

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Is qualifier used correctly in the following sentence?

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