content word vs modifier

content word and modifier both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
content word	Yes	No	No	No
modifier	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, modifier is a hyponym of content word; that is, modifier is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than content word:

content word: a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned
modifier: a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb

Other hyponyms of content word include head word, headword, noun, verb, qualifier, numeral.

content word (noun)	modifier (noun)
a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned	a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene
	a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
	a person who changes something
	a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising

content word vs modifier

content word and modifier both are nouns.

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