Modifier - Definition
modifier
n 1: a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
[syn: modifier, qualifier]
2: a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising
3: a person who changes something; "an inveterate changer of the
menu" [syn: changer, modifier]
4: a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene
[syn: modifier, modifier gene]