qualifier
/ˈkwɑlɪfaɪər/
noun
- A person or team that successfully reaches a competition or the next stage of a contest.
- The team is a strong qualifier for the World Cup.
- She was the fastest qualifier in the swimming trials.
- Only the top three qualifiers advanced to the finals.
- A game or match that decides who will enter a competition.
- They won the qualifier and earned a spot in the tournament.
- The Olympic qualifier will be held next month.
- He injured his ankle during the qualifier.
- A word or phrase that limits or modifies the meaning of another word (e.g., 'very' in 'very fast').
- Adjectives and adverbs often act as qualifiers.
- Using too many qualifiers can make your writing sound weak.
- In the sentence 'She is quite tall,' the word 'quite' is a qualifier.
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