qualifier — ONAD

qualifier /ˈkwäləˌfī(ə)r, ˈkwɑləˌfaɪ(ə)r

▸ noun

1 a person or team that qualifies for a competition or its final rounds:

he is now 14 and trying to become the youngest qualifier for a PGA Tour event.

▪ a match or contest to decide which individuals or teams qualify for a competition or its final rounds:

England's next World Cup qualifier.

2 Grammar a word or phrase, especially an adjective, used to attribute a quality to another word, especially a noun.

▪ (in systemic grammar) a word or phrase added after a noun to qualify its meaning.