# specifier

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈspɛsəˌfaɪɚ/

## Definitions
1. A person or thing that specifies.
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.

## Etymology
From specify + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/specifier