grader

[grey-der]

noun

1. a person or thing that grades.

2. a pupil of a specified grade at school.

   a fourth grader.

3. a machine for grading.

grader

/ ˈɡreɪdə /

noun

1. a person or thing that grades

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of grader¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; grade + -er ¹

Example Sentences

It’s the same look that makes the other seventh graders flee into the nearest classroom before they can incur the wrath of Principal Powell.

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The president of the United States acts like a spoiled first grader who thinks he’s a king.

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As one might expect, a telepathic first grader with a wild imagination who lives with a spy and an assassin can get caught up in plenty of shenanigans.

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It’s why he was skeptical when a local travel coach contacted him, raving about a huge sixth grader he knew had the tools to be great.

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California schools will begin screening kindergartners and first- and second- graders for dyslexia to combat the state’s low early reading scores.

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