qualifier

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Sports

n. a game or race that you must win to enter a larger competition.

n. a preliminary contest or heat used to determine which participants are eligible for the main event.

“The national team is playing a World Cup qualifier this Saturday.”

“The atmosphere at the regional qualifier was electric, as only the top two finishers would secure a spot in the national championships.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Grammar Academic · Technical

n. a word like an adjective or adverb that changes or adds detail to another word.

n. a word or phrase, such as an attributive adjective or an adverb, that modifies the meaning of another constituent by adding or limiting attributes.

“In the phrase 'very cold water', the word 'very' acts as a qualifier for the adjective 'cold'.”

“The professor noted that the student's thesis relied too heavily on vague qualifiers like 'somewhat' and 'mostly' rather than providing concrete data.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Computing Technical

n. a symbol or keyword in computer code that changes how another part of the code works.

n. a keyword or symbol applied to a declaration or code element to modify its properties, such as its visibility or persistence.

“The programmer added a 'const' qualifier to the variable to ensure its value could not be changed.”

“Using the 'static' qualifier within the function definition ensures that the variable retains its value between successive calls.”