shader

noun

shad·​er

ˈshādə(r)

plural -s

1

: one that shades

2

: one that makes, tests, or colors with shades (as in dyeing and painting)

3

: one whose work is matching colors or sorting according to colors

especially : one that selects, grades, or classifies cigars according to their color

4

: a person who sorts brick as they are taken from a kiln

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