Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun qualifier

2 senses of qualifier

Sense 1
qualifier -- (a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition; "the tournament was won by a late qualifier")
       => contestant -- (a person who participates in competitions)

Sense 2
modifier, qualifier -- (a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb)
       => content word, open-class word -- (a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned)