Definition of SPECIFIER

specifier

Plural: specifiers

Noun

  • someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining a patent)
  • A person or thing that specifies.
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

From specify + -er.

Scrabble Score: 16

specifier: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
specifier: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
specifier: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

specifier: valid Words With Friends Word