grader

noun

grad·​er ˈgrā-dər 

1

: one that grades

2

: a machine for leveling earth

3

: a pupil in a school grade

a fifth grader

Examples of grader in a Sentence

Her students say that she's a tough grader.

Recent Examples on the Web

Among the dead was a primary schoolteacher and her son, a second grade student, who were killed in their home and an eighth grader who also died with her mother, according to the city's mayor, Ihor Terekhov. —Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026

Among the dead are a primary school teacher and her son, a second-grade student, who were killed in their home, and an eighth-grader who also died with her mother, according to the city's mayor, Ihor Terekhov. —CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026

Barely four in 10 third graders were proficient in English on the 2024 MCAS. —Editorial, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026

Eighth-grader Chris Cantave was the second teen to be shot in Brooklyn within four hours on Friday night, cops said. —Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for grader

• aider
• fader
• kadir
• nadir
• prader
• raider
• schrader
• seder
• shader
• trader
• crusader
• invader

Kids Definition

grader

noun

grad·​er ˈgrād-ər 

1

: one that grades

2

: a machine for leveling earth

3

: a pupil in a school grade

a group of sixth graders