qualifier

  1. Noun.  A contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.
  2. Noun.  A preliminary stage of a competition.
  3. Noun.  A person who qualifies for something.
  4. Noun.  (grammar) A word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb; a modifier; that adds or subtracts attributes to another.

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