Grader Meaning
/ˈɡɹeɪdɚ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA machine used in road maintenance, construction, and mining for leveling large surfaces.
nounA machine used to sort food by size or quality.
Sentence Examples
I'm an eighth grader.
She's a second grader.
Sami was going to fight a sixth grader.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ carefully checked every student's answer sheet.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
My younger brother is a fifth-____ at the local elementary school and enjoys playing soccer during recess.
Word Origin & History
From grade + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 4).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1943 September and October, “Railway Construction and Operation at War Department Depots”, in Railway Magazine, page 262:
"The episode follows two different stories: in one, the show’s resident bigot, Eric Cartman, is outraged to learn that fellow fourth grader Clyde has risen to prominence as a white nationalist podcaster who makes offensive claims about women, Jewish people, Black people and other minority groups to goad them into debating him in exploitative viral videos (“WOKE STUDENT TOTALLY PWNED”)."
— 2025 August 7, Zach Vasquez, “From puppy murder to racist podcasts: South Park’s anti-deportation episode is utterly ruthless TV”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ carefully checked every student's answer sheet.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
My younger brother is a fifth-____ at the local elementary school and enjoys playing soccer during recess.