{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/10-interesting-words-from-taylor-swifts-showgirl-album/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"10 Interesting Words from Taylor Swift's \"Showgirl\" Album","content":{"topicLabel":"🎶"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/10-interesting-words-from-taylor-swifts-showgirl-album-20251020.png","description":"Taylor Swift's word choices reveal a songwriter who's not afraid to expand the vocabulary of pop music. Check out some of the most interesting words you'll encounter when you listen to \"The Life of a Showgirl\" album.","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/swiftie-spotlight-language-of-a-showgirl","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"swiftie-spotlight-language-of-a-showgirl","questionNumber":"1"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/name-meanings-in-dictionary/","text":"Is Your Name in the Dictionary? Proper Names With Other Meanings"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/writing/how-to-write-a-scary-story-tips-to-haunt-your-reader/","text":"How to Write a Scary Story: Tips to Haunt Your Readers"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/wrack-vs-rack/","text":"\"Racking My Brain\" or \"Wracking My Brain\"?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/pasta-shapes-names/","text":"All the Pasta Shape Names Explained: How Many Do You Know?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/pop-culture/comfort-character/","text":"Who's Your Comfort Character?"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/news-from-october-18-october-24-2025/","text":"This Week in Words: News from October 18–October 24, 2025"}],"topicLabel":"This Week in Words 🌎"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/football-terms/","text":"28 Football Terms to Make You Sound Like a Pro"}],"topicLabel":"Sports 🏈"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/gen-z-stare/","text":"What Is the Gen Z Stare?"}],"topicLabel":"Slang"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"2ldZIv-L8WBbl8IIepvyU","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6739876-13","sentence":"There have been protests at various sporting events over the war in Gaza, including when Israel played Norway and Italy in recent football World Cup qualifiers.","source":{"sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2025-10-19T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-19T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cgr4n07509wo","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Tel Aviv called off by police after 'violent riots'"},"offsets":[149,159]},{"id":"6739867-12","sentence":"Mbappe returned after an ankle problem kept him out of a France World Cup qualifier earlier in the week, leading the line at Getafe's Coliseum stadium.","source":{"sourceName":"Barron's","publicationDate":"2025-10-19T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-19T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.barrons.com/news/mbappe-sends-real-madrid-top-as-getafe-self-destruct-c5ca20e5","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"AFP - Agence France Presse","title":"Mbappe Sends Real Madrid Top As Getafe Self-destruct"},"offsets":[74,83]},{"id":"6739749-40","sentence":"But in the Eastern Conference, the nine playoff qualifiers had already been decided by the final weekend.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-10-19T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-19T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/lafc/story/2025-10-19/lafc-mls-cup-playoffs-son-heung-min","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Kevin Baxter","title":"With Son Heung-min on board, red-hot LAFC among the favorites to win MLS Cup title"},"offsets":[48,58]},{"id":"6739684-3","sentence":"Fernandez, the world number 27, followed up her victory at the DC Open in Washington in July with another tournament win after seeing off qualifier Valentova in Osaka.","source":{"sourceName":"Barron's","publicationDate":"2025-10-19T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-19T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.barrons.com/news/canada-s-fernandez-beats-valentova-to-win-japan-open-d5fe4161","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"AFP - Agence France Presse","title":"Canada's Fernandez Beats Valentova To Win Japan Open"},"offsets":[138,147]},{"id":"6739373-7","sentence":"Former Denmark striker and Blackburn Rovers boss Tomasson was fired from his Sweden post after a 1-0 defeat at home to Kosovo in Monday's World Cup qualifier.","source":{"sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2025-10-17T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-17T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cwyp9rrk49yo","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"Graham Potter: Former West Ham boss in talks to take Sweden job"},"offsets":[148,157]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"qualifier"},"requestId":"7YB_gEe9J5PFi0qOouC3E","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":{"relatedEntries":[{"headword":"adjective","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"word that modifies a noun","slug":"adjective","synonyms":[{"headword":"accessory","slug":"accessory"},{"headword":"additional","slug":"additional"},{"headword":"adjunct","slug":"adjunct"},{"headword":"adnoun","slug":"adnoun"},{"headword":"attribute","slug":"attribute"},{"headword":"attributive","slug":"attributive"},{"headword":"dependent","slug":"dependent"},{"headword":"descriptive","slug":"descriptive"},{"headword":"identifier","slug":"identifier"},{"headword":"modifier","slug":"modifier"},{"headword":"qualifier","slug":"qualifier"}]},{"headword":"adjectives","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"word that modifies a noun","slug":"adjectives","synonyms":[{"headword":"accessory","slug":"accessory"},{"headword":"additional","slug":"additional"},{"headword":"adjunct","slug":"adjunct"},{"headword":"adnoun","slug":"adnoun"},{"headword":"attribute","slug":"attribute"},{"headword":"attributive","slug":"attributive"},{"headword":"dependent","slug":"dependent"},{"headword":"descriptive","slug":"descriptive"},{"headword":"identifier","slug":"identifier"},{"headword":"modifier","slug":"modifier"},{"headword":"qualifier","slug":"qualifier"}]},{"headword":"adverb","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"word modifying a verb","slug":"adverb","synonyms":[{"headword":"limiter","slug":"limiter"},{"headword":"modifier","slug":"modifier"},{"headword":"qualifier","slug":"qualifier"}]},{"headword":"adverbs","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"word modifying a verb","slug":"adverbs","synonyms":[{"headword":"limiter","slug":"limiter"},{"headword":"modifier","slug":"modifier"},{"headword":"qualifier","slug":"qualifier"}]}],"slug":"qualifier"},"meta":{"arg":"qualifier","requestId":"CvM1yHdkZuktVWB5z4a3M","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T14:53:56Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"qualifier","standardForm":"qualifier"},"id":"6097f78400000000cc0083ae","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T14:53:56Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"qualifier","groups":["a","e","f","i","ii","l","q","r","u"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"reifilauq","subwordTokens":["qualifier","ualifier","alifier","lifier","ifier","fier","ier","er","r"]},"normalizedLetter":"q","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"adjective","id":"6097f65700000003240041ef","slug":"adjective"},"targetEntryId":"6097f65700000003240041f4","type":"as-in"}],"id":"6097f78400000000cc0083b3","ordinal":1,"shortText":"word that modifies a noun","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"accessory","id":"6097f657000000032400ddae","slug":"accessory"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"adjunct","id":"6097f6570000000324004477","slug":"adjunct"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"adnoun","id":"6097f65700000003240057ad","slug":"adnoun"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"attribute","id":"6097f805000000011900dc12","slug":"attribute"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"dependent","id":"6097fb720000000352005a7d","slug":"dependent"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"identifier","id":"6097f691000000005600b38f","slug":"identifier"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"modifier","id":"6097f6f7000000007e007d30","slug":"modifier"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"additional","id":"6097f65700000003240034bd","slug":"additional"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"attributive","id":"6097f805000000011900dcf5","slug":"attributive"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"descriptive","id":"6097fb7f00000000ba00854a","slug":"descriptive"},"similarity":10}]},{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"adverb","id":"6097f6570000000324006cc6","slug":"adverb"},"targetEntryId":"6097f6570000000324006ccb","type":"as-in"}],"id":"6097f78400000000cc0083b3","ordinal":2,"shortText":"word modifying a verb","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"limiter","id":"6097f6d7000000016a008392","slug":"limiter"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"modifier","id":"6097f6f7000000007e007d30","slug":"modifier"},"similarity":50}]}],"id":"6097f784bb1f88f7c11dd2b7","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680d6900000001c800d0da","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"Q00/Q0016700/Q0016700.flac","mpeg":"Q00/Q0016700/Q0016700.mp3","ogg":"Q00/Q0016700/Q0016700.ogg","wav":"Q00/Q0016700/Q0016700.wav"},"id":"55680d6900000001c800d0db","ipa":{"text":"ˈkwɒl əˌfaɪ ər"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"kwol-uh-fahy-er","italicIndices":[5,6],"text":"kwol-uh-fahy-er"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"qualifier","source":"random-house","subType":"as-in","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"qualifier","requestId":"UELbeowoCDfaLsr0dPzeb","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:55:37Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"qualifier","standardForm":"qualifier","syllabicForm":"qual·i·fi·er"},"id":"55680d6900000001c800d0d6","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:55:37Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"qualifier","groups":["a","e","f","i","ii","l","q","r","u"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"reifilauq","subwordTokens":["qualifier","ualifier","alifier","lifier","ifier","fier","ier","er","r"]},"normalizedLetter":"q","notes":[{"id":"000000000000000000031888","text":"What is a qualifier?\nA qualifier is a person or thing that provides necessary skills or properties, as in The qualifier to enter the race was an ability to run the track three times without stopping.In grammar, a qualifier is a word that modifies another, as with adjectives and adverbs. When someone asks you to hand them the blue book, they are telling you something about the book so you know which one they want. Blue is modifying book. In other words, it’s acting as a qualifier.Example: The qualifier advanced to the next round of the competition.","type":"usage-wordpress"}],"ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"55680d6900000001c800d0fc","source":"dcom","text":"First recorded in 1555–65; qualify + -er ¹","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"55680d6900000001c800d0e4","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","text":"a person or thing that qualifies."},{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"qualify","id":"55680d6900000001c800d106","slug":"qualify"}}],"id":"55680d6900000001c800d0e6","label":"Grammar.","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"Oceanography","type":"category"},{"tag":"Grammar","type":"category"}]},{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"qualify","id":"55680d6900000001c800d106","slug":"qualify"}}],"id":"55680d6900000001c800d0ed","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","subOrdinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"Grammar","type":"category"}],"text":"a word that qualifies the meaning of another, as an adjective or adverb; modifier."},{"id":"55680d6900000001c800d0f5","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","subOrdinal":2,"tags":[{"tag":"Grammar","type":"category"}],"text":"an adverb that modifies adjectives or other adverbs and typically expresses degree or intensity, as very, somewhat, or quite."}],"id":"55680d6900000001c800d0e1","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680d6900000001c800d0da","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"Q00/Q0016700/Q0016700.flac","mpeg":"Q00/Q0016700/Q0016700.mp3","ogg":"Q00/Q0016700/Q0016700.ogg","wav":"Q00/Q0016700/Q0016700.wav"},"id":"55680d6900000001c800d0db","ipa":{"text":"ˈkwɒl əˌfaɪ ər"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"kwol-uh-fahy-er","italicIndices":[5,6],"text":"kwol-uh-fahy-er"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"qualifier","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"}],"type":"dcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"qualifier","requestId":"0L5MmqGcrrT3CxekMT9sx","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"qualifier","slug":"qualifier"},{"displayForm":"qualified","slug":"qualified"},{"displayForm":"ˈqualiˌfier","slug":"quali-fier"},{"displayForm":"quantifier","slug":"quantifier"},{"displayForm":"qualities","slug":"qualities"},{"displayForm":"unqualified","slug":"unqualified"},{"displayForm":"amplifier","slug":"amplifier"},{"displayForm":"equalizer","slug":"equalizer"},{"displayForm":"nonqualified","slug":"nonqualified"},{"displayForm":"pacifier","slug":"pacifier"},{"displayForm":"qualificator","slug":"qualificator"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"qualifier","slug":"qualifier"},{"displayForm":"qualified","slug":"qualified"},{"displayForm":"nullifier","slug":"nullifier"},{"displayForm":"qualities","slug":"qualities"},{"displayForm":"unqualified","slug":"unqualified"},{"displayForm":"qualifying","slug":"qualifying"},{"displayForm":"quantified","slug":"quantified"},{"displayForm":"quantifies","slug":"quantifies"},{"displayForm":"amplifier","slug":"amplifier"},{"displayForm":"clarifier","slug":"clarifier"},{"displayForm":"disqualified","slug":"disqualified"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"qualifier"},"requestId":"yF85q3C94iNt-0LscLRU2","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

qualifier

Example Sentences

Related Words