open-class word vs modifier

open-class word and modifier both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
open-class word	Yes	No	No	No
modifier	Yes	No	No	No

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

open-class 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 open-class word include head word, headword, noun, verb, qualifier, numeral.

open-class 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

open-class word vs modifier

open-class word and modifier both are nouns.

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