modifier (n.)

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

    [ Syn: qualifier ]

  2. a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising

  3. a person who changes something; an inveterate changer of the menu

    [ Syn: changer ]

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

    [ Syn: modifier gene ]

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