grader

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noun

a person or thing that grades.

a pupil of a specified grade at school: a fourth grader.

a machine for grading.

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Origin of grader

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; grade + -er¹

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In 2012, as a 10th grader, Lean says he recorded his first legitimate song, “Hurt.”
The Cult of Yung Lean: ‘I’m Building An Anarchistic Society From the Ground Up’|Marlow Stern|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Jeff Foxworthy, host of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
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Remember the Fox television show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Are You Smarter Than a Mouse? Excerpt from Smarter: The New Science of Building Brain Power|Dan Hurley|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Faking an illness is an accusation you would hurl at a third grader who wants to stay home from school.
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"I never saw her without a smile," Aimee Seaver, the mother of a first grader, told CNN.
Dawn Hochsprung: Sandy Hook Elementary’s Heroic Principal|Nina Strochlic|December 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The grader gang formed a ring about the combatants and waited.
The Brown Mouse|Herbert Quick
At Port Costa is located a grader, where, when necessary wheat can be cleaned and graded; here also are many large warehouses.
History of California|Helen Elliott Bandini
"If you're in Miss Ames' room, you are a fourth grader," said Mr. Oliver pleasantly.
Rosemary|Josephine Lawrence
The surface is finally smoothed by means of the grader and drag.
American Rural Highways|T. R. Agg
Mr. Dunlap: Well, I don't think that I care to advertise any grader.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916|Various

British Dictionary definitions for grader

grader

noun

a person or thing that grades

a machine, either self-powered or towed by a tractor, that levels earth, rubble, etc, as in road construction

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Word Origin and History for grader

grader

1868, of machines; 1870, of persons, agent noun from grade (v.).

grader

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