A modifier is a word or group of words that modifies another word or group. In some descriptions of grammar, only words that are used before a noun are called modifiers.
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modifier in British English
(ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪə)
noun
1. Also called: qualifier grammar
a word or phrase that qualifies the sense of another word; for example, the noun alarm is a modifier of clock in alarm clock and the phrase every day is an adverbial modifier of walks in he walks every day
2.
a person or thing that modifies
modifier in American English
(ˈmɑdəˌfaɪər)
noun
a person or thing that modifies; esp., a word, phrase, or clause that limits the meaning of another word or phrase