qualifier
- noun
- /ˈkwɑːlɪfaɪər/
- The team secured their place in the championship by winning the final qualifier last weekend.
- tournament qualifiers
- Cup qualifiers
- Olympic qualifiers
Yeah, well, I won, won the qualifier and I come fourth in the British.
- Yeah, well, I won, won the qualifier and I come fourth in the British.
Examples
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Before the award is finally given, the qualifiers will go head to head in a series of races.
Academic text (2007) -
There was no shortage of scoring in the Commonwealth's U.S. Open Cup qualifiers on Sunday.
Blog text (27) -
And that was the qualifier for the X Games.
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- How many teams are in this qualifier?
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It's very difficult for a qualifier to win an MS tournament.
Blog text (10) -
It's the qualifier for the state finals which are tomorrow
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There's only four weeks to the World Cup qualifier, Dad.
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The fastest qualifier on this, the first day, will start with the coveted number one position on race day.
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He is training hard to be the fastest qualifier for the upcoming track events.
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The tournament will have several qualifiers before determining the final teams for the playoffs.
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Etymology
Qualifier comes from the root qual-, which means 'what kind' and appears in words like quality and qualify. In competitions, a qualifier is someone who has the needed 'quality' or condition to go to the next round, so the origin explains why it means a person who earns a place.