grader

[ grey-der ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that grades.

  2. a pupil of a specified grade at school: a fourth grader.

  1. a machine for grading.

Origin of grader

1
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; grade + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for grader

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

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