Standard Lemma guide

grader

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈɡɹeɪdɚ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹeɪdə/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪdə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: G R EY1 D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A machine used in road maintenance, construction, and mining for leveling large surfaces.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: heavy equipment

3

noun

Meaning 3

A machine used to sort food by size or quality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

One who grades, or that by means of which grading is done or facilitated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • the graders of a school examination

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

One who belongs to a certain grade at school.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-compounds

Examples

  • a first-grader

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a judge who assigns grades to something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: critic

Narrower terms: wool stapler, woolsorter

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: łaets nełtʼanʼa — machine
  • Catalan: anivelladora — machine
  • Czech: srovnávač — machine
  • Danish: vejhøvl — machine
  • Estonian: teehöövel — machine
  • Finnish: tiehöylä — machine
  • Finnish: tiekarhu — machine
  • Finnish: maantiekarhu — machine
  • French: niveleuse — machine
  • German: Strassenhobel — machine
  • Irish: grádóir — machine
  • Italian: livellatrice — machine
  • Korean: 모터그레이더 (moteogeureideo) — machine
  • Navajo: chidí bee naʼalzhoodí — machine
  • Norwegian Bokmål: veiskrape — machine
  • Polish: równiarka — machine
  • Portuguese: niveladora — machine
  • Portuguese: patrola — machine
  • Russian: гре́йдер (gréjdɛr) — machine
  • Spanish: motoniveladora — machine
  • Swahili: greda — machine
  • Swedish: väghyvel — machine
  • Turkish: greyder — machine
  • Czech: srovnávač — one who grades or that by means of which grading is done or facilitated
  • Finnish: arvostelija — one who grades or that by means of which grading is done or facilitated
  • Finnish: arvioija — one who grades or that by means of which grading is done or facilitated
  • Finnish: lajittelija — one who grades or that by means of which grading is done or facilitated
  • Finnish: luokittelija — one who grades or that by means of which grading is done or facilitated
  • Finnish: tasoittaja — one who grades or that by means of which grading is done or facilitated
  • Finnish: huolittelija — one who grades or that by means of which grading is done or facilitated
  • Finnish: tasoitin — one who grades or that by means of which grading is done or facilitated
  • French: correcteur — one who grades or that by means of which grading is done or facilitated
  • Portuguese: corretor — one who grades or that by means of which grading is done or facilitated
  • Finnish: -luokkalainen — one who belongs to a certain grade at school
  • Italian: studente — one who belongs to a certain grade at school
  • Russian: -кла́ссник (-klássnik) — one who belongs to a certain grade at school
  • Russian: -кла́ссница (-klássnica) — one who belongs to a certain grade at school