modifier
/ˈmɑdɪfaɪɚ/ noun C1- One who, or that which, modifies.
- A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase. (It may be any of the following: an adjective phrase, an adverb phrase, a prepositional phrase, a noun phrase, or a subordinate clause.)
- A keyword that qualifies the meaning of other code. · The protected modifier makes a class member visible to subclasses, but not to external code.
Plural modifiers
Learn modifier in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.