CLASSIFIER


Meaning of CLASSIFIER in English

/ ˈklæsɪfaɪə(r); NAmE / noun

( grammar ) an affix or word which shows that a word belongs to a group of words with similar meanings. For example the prefix 'un' is a classifier that shows the word is negative.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.