Modifier meaning

What does “modifier” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“modifier” is a noun with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb.

modifier

noun

  1. a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb

    Synonymsqualifier
  2. a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising

  3. a person who changes something

    “an inveterate changer of the menu”

    Synonymschanger
  4. a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University