noun
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a person or thing that grades
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a machine, either self-powered or towed by a tractor, that levels earth, rubble, etc, as in road construction
Etymology
Origin of grader
Example Sentences
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She’s been pushing for San Marcos Unified to change its policies and is homeschooling her first grader in the meantime.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
The 43-year-old knows Estonian and helps her daughter with her studies, but the first grader confuses Russian and Estonian letters.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
Tenth grader Arnoldo Bazan and his father were getting McDonald’s before school when their car was pulled over by unmarked vehicles.
From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026
As one might expect, a telepathic first grader with a wild imagination who lives with a spy and an assassin can get caught up in plenty of shenanigans.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025
“I guess that makes as much sense as a sixth grader in Ohio.”
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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