Dictionary

qualifier en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ.ɚ/ (General-American)
• kwŏlʹĭ-fī-ə (Australia)
• /ˈkwɔl.ɪ.fɑɪ.ə/ (Australia)
• kwŏʹlĭ-fī-ər (General-American)
• kwŏlʹĭ-fī-ə (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.
2. A preliminary stage of a competition.
   • Rice is maturing at such a rate that he is now indispensable. Yes, these qualifiers may not be the most exacting examinations but he has also looked a class act at club level under manager David Moyes this season. 2021 March 31, Phil McNulty, “England 2-1 Poland: What shape are Gareth Southgate's side in?”, in BBC Sport:
   • But England's final qualifier, played out in the hostile surroundings of Podgorica City Stadium, turned on two incidents that will have cast a cloud over Capello's delight at reaching another major tournament. 2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England:
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.
   • The qualifier const may be prefixed to any declaration, and specifies that the value to which the data object is initialised cannot subsequently be changed. 2012, Conor Sexton, C++ Programming Made Simple:

Forms

Antonyms

eliminee

Deriveds

nonqualifier · prequalifier

Relateds

determiner

Synonyms

modifier

Translations (36)

hu továbbjutó (one who qualifies) · es clasificado (one who qualifies) · de Qualifikationsspiel (preliminary stage of a competition) · bg определение (describing or characterizing word) · ar مُقَيِّدٌ (describing or characterizing word) · fi alkuerät (preliminary stage of a competition) · hu módosító (describing or characterizing word) · hu módosítóelem (describing or characterizing word) · es eliminatoria (preliminary stage of a competition) · de Qualifikationsrunde (preliminary stage of a competition) · hu minőségjelző (describing or characterizing word) · de nähere Bestimmung (describing or characterizing word) · bg квалификация (preliminary stage of a competition) · es puntualización (describing or characterizing word) · hu selejtező (preliminary stage of a competition) · es calificador (describing or characterizing word) · vi từ định tính (describing or characterizing word) · fi alkusarja (preliminary stage of a competition) · ru квалификатор (computing: marker) · de Beifügung (describing or characterizing word) · de Qualifikant (one who qualifies) · ka მსაზღვრელი (one who qualifies) · de Attribut (describing or characterizing word) · fi määre (describing or characterizing word) · ga cáilitheoir (describing or characterizing word) · de Kennzeichner (describing or characterizing word) · ka განმსაზღვრელი (computing: marker) · pl kwalifikator (describing or characterizing word) · ka განმსაზღვრელი (one who qualifies) · fi attribuutti (describing or characterizing word) · ka მსაზღვრელი (computing: marker) · ka კვალიფიკატორი (computing: marker) · hu módosítószó (describing or characterizing word) · pl kwalifikator (one who qualifies) · vi vòng loại (preliminary stage of a competition) · es cualificado (one who qualifies)