qualifier

A match or round that decides who can enter a competition or its next stage.

• We won our first qualifier.
• The team lost a cup qualifier last night.
• Who will they face in the next qualifier?

How to use it: qualifier for something (They won a qualifier for the national championship.)

Similar words: qualifying round, qualifying match

Common phrases: cup qualifier, regional qualifier, qualifier against someone

A person or team that meets the requirements to enter a competition or its next stage.

• The eight qualifiers will race tomorrow.
• He was the fastest qualifier for the final.
• Two automatic qualifiers joined the tournament this year.

How to use it: qualifier for something (She is the youngest qualifier for the final.)

Common phrases: automatic qualifier, fastest qualifier, qualifier for something

A word or phrase that adds detail to another word or makes its meaning less strong.

• The word 'rather' is a qualifier here.
• Adding a qualifier made her statement less definite.
• Which qualifier describes the noun in this sentence?

Similar words: modifier

Common phrases: adverbial qualifier, add a qualifier, qualifier before something

A word or symbol in computer code that changes how another part of the code is treated.

• Add a const qualifier to this declaration.
• The compiler rejected the qualifier in that position.
• This type qualifier prevents changes to the variable.

Similar words: modifier

Common phrases: type qualifier, const qualifier, add a qualifier