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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But perhaps the biggest impediment is that the test to become a grader isn’t getting any easier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Although Liam has since been released, “We’ve had other students in our building also taken in. We realized a fifth grader was also at the detention center; they had just kind of disappeared.”
From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026
As an eighth grader, when she served as a math tutor, Miss Nenna thought about what went into becoming an effective teacher.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
The 43-year-old knows Estonian and helps her daughter with her studies, but the first grader confuses Russian and Estonian letters.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
From this experience with small humans, I have learned what a sixth grader is.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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