English Explanatory Dictionary

grader

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A machine used in road maintenance, construction, and mining for leveling large surfaces.
  2. A machine used to sort food by size or quality.
  3. One who grades, or that by means of which grading is done or facilitated.
  4. One who belongs to a certain grade at school.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹeɪdɚ/ /ˈɡɹeɪdə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-grader.wav

Word forms

grader graders

Etymology

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

Related words

gradation grading

Derived words

10th grader 11th grader 12th grader 13th grader 1st grader 2nd grader 3rd grader 4th grader 5th grader 6th grader 7th grader 8th grader 9th grader eighth grader eleventh grader fifth grader first grader fourth grader intergrader intragrader ninth grader reserve grader second grader seventh grader sixth grader tenth grader third-grader third grader thirteenth grader twelfth grader

Translations

Catalan: anivelladora Czech: srovnávač Danish: vejhøvl Estonian: teehöövel Finnish: tiehöylä Finnish: tiekarhu Finnish: maantiekarhu French: niveleuse German: Strassenhobel Irish: grádóir Italian: livellatrice Korean: 모터그레이더 Navajo: chidí bee naʼalzhoodí Norwegian Bokmål: veiskrape Polish: równiarka Portuguese: niveladora Portuguese: patrola Russian: гре́йдер Spanish: motoniveladora Swahili: greda Swedish: väghyvel Turkish: greyder
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