a game that is played to decide which team or player may enter a competition
Synonyms and related words
Sports events and competitions
battle/war of nerves
bye
card
1a
a player or team that wins a qualifier
Synonyms and related words
Players and positions in various sports
all-American
A. N. Other
back
2
linguisticsthe part of a noun group, adjective group, or verb group that comes after the most important word (the head), and adds information about it. For example in the noun group ‘the rules of the game’, the prepositional phrase ‘of the game’ is a qualifier.
Synonyms and related words
Types and forms of word, clause or sentence
accusative
adjunct
allomorph
qualifier
noun countable
US /ˈkwɑləˌfaɪər/
Word Forms
singular
qualifier
plural
qualifiers
DEFINITIONS2
1
a team or person who competes successfully in an early stage of a competition and is able to go on to the next stage
Synonyms and related words
Participants in games and competitions
a good/bad loser
all-comers
a sore loser
1a
an early stage of a competition used for deciding who goes on to the next stage
Synonyms and related words
Sports events and competitions
battle/war of nerves
bye
card
2
linguisticsthe part of a noun group, adjective group, or verb group that comes after the most important word (the head), and adds information about it. For example in the noun group ‘the rules of the game’, the prepositional phrase ‘of the game’ is a qualifier.