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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Modifier

/mäd'-əf-īˌ-ẽr/ · Mod·i·fi·er · IPA /ˈmɑdɪfaɪɚ/
01 n. One who, or that which, modifies.
  1. 1.
    One who, or that which, modifies.
  2. 2.
    A word or phrase that modifies another word, phrase, or sentence, usually by limiting the scope or restricting the meaning of the sentence element modified.(Gram.)