noun
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a person or thing that grades
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a machine, either self-powered or towed by a tractor, that levels earth, rubble, etc, as in road construction
Etymology
Origin of grader
Example Sentences
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Working at a trading desk, as a grader at a coffee company or at a warehouse counts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
“It’s a very tough test,” says Terrance Sullivan, who has been a coffee grader for 41 years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Kerlin Núñez, a 9th grader at Franklin High School in Highland Park, held up a sign reading: “If your voice held no power … they wouldn’t try to silence you.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
But Hegseth comes across more like the third grader reciting those lines after watching his favorite comic book movie for the umpteenth time.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026
“Isn’t he that eighth grader who looks like he’s thirty?”
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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