Grader

//ˈɡɹeɪdɚ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A machine used in road maintenance, construction, and mining for leveling large surfaces.

    "The blade-grader is a long steel-framed carriage under which is fixed a steel blade capable of being tilted at various angles: its principal use is in trimming cutting-slopes."

  2. 2
    a judge who assigns grades to something wordnet
  3. 3
    A machine used to sort food by size or quality.
  4. 4
    One who grades, or that by means of which grading is done or facilitated.

    "the graders of a school examination"

  5. 5
    One who belongs to a certain grade at school. in-compounds

    "a first-grader"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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bufferironmachinerysandersmoothertractor

Example

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"Tom is a third grader, isn't he?"

Etymology

From grade + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 4).

Related phrases

10th grader11th grader12th grader13th grader1st grader2nd grader3rd grader4th grader5th grader6th grader7th grader8th grader

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