complementizer

== English == === Alternative forms === complementiser === Etymology === From complementize + -er. === Noun === complementizer (plural complementizers) (linguistics) A subordinating conjunction that can convert a clause into a complement clause, i.e. one that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object. Synonym: subordinator Coordinate terms: coordinator, coordinating conjunction Near-synonym: subordinating conjunction ==== Translations ====