What is the meaning of modifier?

noun

  • A content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb.
  • A moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising.
  • A person who changes something.
    • usage: "an inveterate changer of the menu"
  • A gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene.
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