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modifier

mo·di·fier

UK/ˈmɒdɪfaɪə/ US/ˈmɑdɪfaɪɚ/ fairly common

noun

1.

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

Synonyms
2.
3.

a person who changes something

  • “an inveterate changer of the menu”
Synonyms
4.

a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene

Origin

From modify + -er.

Phrases

  • access modifier
  • compound modifier
  • dangling modifier
  • modifier key
  • small ubiquitin-related modifier
  • squinting modifier

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