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specifier

US/ˈspɛsəˌfaɪɚ/

specifier noun: a person or thing that specifies.

Noun

specifier (plural specifiers)

  1. A person or thing that specifies.
    • The specifiers of the Freightliner network had the foresight to base the rail journey on carrying ISO containers which are 8ft wide and originally 8ft tall (although now increased to a height of 9ft 6ins), with a variety of lengths.2020 May 20, Industry Insider, “An online boost for freight”, in Rail, page 68
  2. A component of a phrase that is non-recursive and not found as a sister of the head of the phrase, but rather as a daughter of the maximal projection of the phrase.

Forms of specifier

pluralspecifiers

Origin of specifier

From specify + -er.

Words formed from specifier

Questions about specifier

What does specifier mean?
Specifier means a person or thing that specifies.
What part of speech is specifier?
Specifier is a noun.
How do you pronounce specifier?
Specifier is pronounced /ˈspɛsəˌfaɪɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of specifier?
The plural of specifier is specifiers.

Words near specifier in the dictionary

  1. specificness
  2. specificnesses
  3. specifics
  4. specified
  5. specifiedness
  6. specifier
  7. specifiers
  8. specifies
  9. specifism
  10. specifist
  11. specifists

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Adapted from Wiktionary: specifier (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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