Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qualifier

/ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ.ɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: qual-i-fi-er
IPA: /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ.ɚ/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.

noun

A preliminary stage of a competition.

noun

A word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb; one that adds or subtracts attributes to another.

noun

A marker that qualifies or modifies another code element.

Example Sentences

"But England's final qualifier, played out in the hostile surroundings of Podgorica City Stadium, turned on two incidents that will have cast a cloud over Capello's delight at reaching another major tournament."
"Rice is maturing at such a rate that he is now indispensable. Yes, these qualifiers may not be the most exacting examinations but he has also looked a class act at club level under manager David Moyes this season."
"The qualifier const may be prefixed to any declaration, and specifies that the value to which the data object is initialised cannot subsequently be changed."

Etymology

Etymology tree English qualify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English qualifier From qualify + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ.ɚ/
British English: /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ.ə/

Inflected Forms

qualifiers (plural)

Derived Forms

nonqualifier prequalifier

Frequently Paired Words

determiner

Synonyms

modifier

Antonyms

eliminee

Questions

How do you pronounce qualifier?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ.ɚ/.
What does qualifier mean?: One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.
Where does qualifier come from?: Etymology tree English qualify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English qualifier From qualify + -er.

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