rater

American  

[rey-ter] / ˈreɪ tər /

noun

1. a person who makes rates rate or ratings.

2. a person or thing that is of a specific rating rate rating (usually used in combination).

   The show's star is a first-rater.

3. Slang. any of various small, popular yachts belonging to standard classes.

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Etymology

Origin of rater

First recorded in 1605–15; rate ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Credit rater Moody's said its baseline scenario was for the conflict to be "relatively short-lived, likely a matter of weeks".

From Barron's

System-wide sales growth rose at a faster rater in the quarter, up 5.8% compared with 5.6% a year earlier, taking system-wide sales to $12.13 billion, from $11.28 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal

So disgusted were supporters with the performance of Nancy's men, the highest score on the BBC's Player Rater for a man in green and white was 2.78 for Auston Trusty.

From BBC

Luxembourg 1-3 Northern Ireland player rater - who impressed you?

From BBC

The 1975 winner of both the Pulitzer and Francis Parkman prizes is a book-club Goliath and a Room Rater fixture; proof, on Zoom and otherwise, of deep thinking about urban history.

From Slate