modifier
Meanings
Plural: modifiers
Noun
- a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
- a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising
- a person who changes something
- a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene
- One who, or that which, modifies.
- A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase. (It may be any of the following: an adjective phrase, an adverb phrase, a prepositional phrase, a noun phrase, or a subordinate clause.)
- A keyword that qualifies the meaning of other code.
- Ellipsis of modifier key.
Origin / Etymology
From modify + -er.
Scrabble Score: 14
modifier is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordmodifier is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
modifier is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
modifier is a valid Words With Friends word