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Pacifier. A pacifier, dummy, binky, or soother is a rubber, plastic, or silicone nipple given to an infant or other young child to suck upon. In its standard appearance it has a teat, mouth shield, and handle.The mouth shield and/or the handle is large enough to avoid the danger of the child choking on it or swallowing it.iktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: pacifier (Noun). One who pacifies. pacifier (Noun). A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a babyu2019s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby.
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Related to modifier: dangling modifier, misplaced modifier. Modifiers are, quite simply, any word or group of words that modifies (describes or elaborates upon) another element in a sentence. Modifiers can either be adjectives, which modify nouns (or sometimes pronouns), or adverbs, which modify pretty much everything else (usually verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs). Whether a modifier is an adjective or adverb depends on what it modifies and how it functions in a sentence.