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grader¹

  • /ˈɡɹeɪdɚ/ US
  • /ˈɡɹeɪdə/ UK

Rhymes with -eɪdə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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

noun graders

  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. A machine used to sort food by size or quality.
  3. One who grades, or that by means of which grading is done or facilitated. the graders of a school examination
  4. in compounds One who belongs to a certain grade at school. a first-grader

Grader²

proper noun

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: year, classification, classifier, grades, grade, road scraper, road harrow, blade, road machine, landscraper, bulldozer, bellyscraper, screed, street sweeper, repaver, scarifier

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noun machine

Españolmotoniveladora
한국어모터그레이더 moteogeureideo
Kiswahiligreda
Portuguêsniveladora, patrola
Françaisniveleuse
DeutschStrassenhobel
Italianolivellatrice
Русскийгре́йдер gréjdɛr

noun one who grades or that by means of which grading is done or facilitated

Portuguêscorretor
Françaiscorrecteur

noun one who belongs to a certain grade at school

Italianostudente
Русский-кла́ссник -klássnik, -кла́ссница -klássnica

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@misc{grader_2026,
  title = {grader},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grader},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}