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

The results from the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) showed on Tuesday that about a third of the 12th graders tested in 2024 did not have basic reading skills, while almost half did not have basic math skills. —Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025

After those cuts, the department also canceled about a dozen national and state assessments of student progress through 2032 — about half those tests were planned for 12th-graders. —Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025

Her daughter was diagnosed in 2005 as a third grader in Fort Worth ISD. —Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025

The assessments were the first since the pandemic for eighth graders in science and 12th graders in reading and math. —Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025

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