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grader

grader

178 3.7
A person who gives grades to students' work
  • noun
  • /ˈɡreɪdər/
  • US
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  • Participants were a larger sample of sixth-graders from the same schools as those described in Study 1.

But the wonderful thing is that undergraduates who took this course last year are volunteering to be graders for you guys.

Examples

Synonyms

rater
vsgrader
4 4.6

A person who gives scores to work like tests or essays

focuses on evaluating student work in academic classes and courses
assessor
vsgrader
3 4.3

A person who judges how good or valuable something is

works mainly within education to evaluate students' coursework and exams
judger
vsgrader
6.2

A person who gives scores and feedback in a competition

focuses instead on assessing student submissions in classroom settings
interrater
vsgrader
  • Specialized
8.0

A person who scores or judges the same work on their own

typically evaluates academic work alone rather than scoring in parallel groups

Antonyms

1.0

A person who studies at a school or university

How Qualified

examiner
81 2.8
grader
  • US
178 3.7
teacher
1.0

Surface Forms

grader singular
graders plural

Morphology

grader = grade (transparent) = grade + er

The noun is transparently formed from the verb 'grade' plus the agentive suffix '-er', meaning a person who grades.

Etymology

The word grader comes from the word grade and the Latin gradus, which meant 'step' or 'rank'. The ending -er means 'one who does something', so a grader is someone who 'gives grades' to students' work.