modifier — English Dictionary

Noun

1. One who, or that which, modifies.

2. 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.)

   Synonyms

   qualifier

   Broader terms

   adjunct

3. A keyword that qualifies the meaning of other code.

   Examples

   The protected modifier makes a class member visible to subclasses, but not to external code.

Noun

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

   Synonyms

   qualifier

   Broader terms

   content wordopen-class word

2. a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising

   Broader terms

   moderator

3. a person who changes something

   Synonyms

   changer

   Broader terms

   actordoerworker

   Examples

   an inveterate changer of the menu

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

   Synonyms

   modifier gene

   Broader terms

   genecistronfactor