qualifiernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ.ər/us/ˈkwɑː.lə.faɪ.ɚ/qualifier noun [ C ] (COMPETITION)
a team or person who has won part of a competition and is therefore competing in the next part of it:
The qualifiers from the first round will advance to the quarter final.
a game from which the winner will go on to compete in the next part of a competition:
Belgium and Italy are playing in tonight's qualifier.
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Competitors & participants in sports & games
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qualifier noun [ C ] (GRAMMAR)
specialized language in grammar, a word or phrase that limits the meaning of another word or phrase, or makes it less general, such as an adjective or adverb
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- dependent clause
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- superlative
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