nonqualifier

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noun

One who fails to qualify.

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Meanings

nounnonqualifier (plural nonqualifiers)

plural nonqualifiers

  1. One who fails to qualify.

    And he came up short in the Sprint Showdown race for nonqualifiers earlier in the night, failing to finish high enough to advance to the main event.

    2008 May 18, Viv Bernstein, “Kahne Proves Fans’ Faith Was Well Placed”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + qualifier.

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APA

nonqualifier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonqualifier

MLA

“nonqualifier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonqualifier. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonqualifier,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonqualifier.

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