Grader
noun
A student who is in a specific grade at school.
My daughter is a fifth grader.
Often appears as...
- first grader
- second grader
noun
A machine used for leveling or smoothing the surface of roads or other terrain.
A grader is used to prepare the ground before paving.
Often appears as...
- road grader
- motor grader
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Technical
noun
A person who gives a grade to something or someone.
As a grader, his job is to assess the students' assignments.
Often appears as...
- essay grader
- assignment grader
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Academic
noun
A student who is in a specific grade at school.
My daughter is a fifth grader.
Often appears as...
- first grader
- second grader
noun
A machine used for leveling or smoothing the surface of roads or other terrain.
A grader is used to prepare the ground before paving.
Often appears as...
- road grader
- motor grader
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A person who gives a grade to something or someone.
As a grader, his job is to assess the students' assignments.
Often appears as...
- essay grader
- assignment grader
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3School Context
Used for students in the American schooling system to denote their year.
She's a sixth grader now.
Pro Tip 2/3Age Indication
Can hint at the student's age; each 'grader' corresponds roughly to a specific age group.
Fourth graders are usually 9 or 10 years old.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Reference
Commonly used in the US; other countries might simply use 'year 5 student' or 'class 5'.
American kids know what a 'grader' is, but British children might not.
Pro Tip 1/3School Context
Used for students in the American schooling system to denote their year.
She's a sixth grader now.
Pro Tip 2/3Age Indication
Can hint at the student's age; each 'grader' corresponds roughly to a specific age group.
Fourth graders are usually 9 or 10 years old.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Reference
Commonly used in the US; other countries might simply use 'year 5 student' or 'class 5'.
American kids know what a 'grader' is, but British children might not.
Pro Tip 1/3School Context
Used for students in the American schooling system to denote their year.
She's a sixth grader now.
Pro Tip 2/3Age Indication
Can hint at the student's age; each 'grader' corresponds roughly to a specific age group.
Fourth graders are usually 9 or 10 years old.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Reference
Commonly used in the US; other countries might simply use 'year 5 student' or 'class 5'.
American kids know what a 'grader' is, but British children might not.
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The call to learn PIPE...
and with the help of a very beat up oscilloscope -- measured the speed of light. We were off by 25 percent. How many eighth graders do you know of who have measured the speed of light? In addition to that, we've measured the speed of sound. I'd love to measure the speed of light here.
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How virtual reality...
For the past two years, I've been developing an extended reality program that enables middle school students from across the country to take on the role of a marine biologist -- even if they've never seen the ocean. As one seventh grader who recently completed our program said,
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Hangout With the...
idea but it's important to figure out what the steps are to get somewhere and to actually make things happen versus just dream about them you know if you want to be really good at anything you have to go right how do I get there so if you're a first grader out there and
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Let’s put compassion...
Breanna who entered our high school as a 9th grader in the avid college readiness program that meant that she came from the academic middle that meant that she had a dream to go to and be the first in her family to graduate from college by
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Building a dinosaur from...
satisfy the sixth graders either but there's another thing there's what we call atavism activation and atom ISM activation is basically an atavism is up is an ancestral characteristic yeah you you've heard that occasionally children
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Does stress affect your...
in groups ranging from third graders to nursing students. So the next time you find your mind going blank at a critical moment, take a few deep breaths until you remember a state of calmness, free from anxiety.
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Why I photograph the...
my cool superpower, it hadn't landed well with my fellow fourth graders. I was an awkward child. That hasn't really changed. And neither has my deep appreciation for the emotional world around me
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This is what it's like...
or the strange claim that they cloned a rabbit as fifth graders. The difference between truth and lies seemed at times hazy to them. It took me a while to understand the different types of lies;
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3 things I learned while...
performance by my daughter first grader not much artistic talent yet and I'm balling I'm crying like a little kid and he made all the sense in the world to me I realize at that point by
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Empower a girl,...
now she's a happy sixth grader who dreams of becoming a pilot someday, and her family now supports her, and best of all, her younger sisters will follow in her footsteps.
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The call to learn PIPE...
and with the help of a very beat up oscilloscope -- measured the speed of light. We were off by 25 percent. How many eighth graders do you know of who have measured the speed of light? In addition to that, we've measured the speed of sound. I'd love to measure the speed of light here.
Video examples
How virtual reality...
For the past two years, I've been developing an extended reality program that enables middle school students from across the country to take on the role of a marine biologist -- even if they've never seen the ocean. As one seventh grader who recently completed our program said,
Video examples
Hangout With the...
idea but it's important to figure out what the steps are to get somewhere and to actually make things happen versus just dream about them you know if you want to be really good at anything you have to go right how do I get there so if you're a first grader out there and
Video examples
Let’s put compassion...
Breanna who entered our high school as a 9th grader in the avid college readiness program that meant that she came from the academic middle that meant that she had a dream to go to and be the first in her family to graduate from college by
Video examples
Building a dinosaur from...
satisfy the sixth graders either but there's another thing there's what we call atavism activation and atom ISM activation is basically an atavism is up is an ancestral characteristic yeah you you've heard that occasionally children
Video examples
Does stress affect your...
in groups ranging from third graders to nursing students. So the next time you find your mind going blank at a critical moment, take a few deep breaths until you remember a state of calmness, free from anxiety.
Video examples
Why I photograph the...
my cool superpower, it hadn't landed well with my fellow fourth graders. I was an awkward child. That hasn't really changed. And neither has my deep appreciation for the emotional world around me
Video examples
This is what it's like...
or the strange claim that they cloned a rabbit as fifth graders. The difference between truth and lies seemed at times hazy to them. It took me a while to understand the different types of lies;
Video examples
3 things I learned while...
performance by my daughter first grader not much artistic talent yet and I'm balling I'm crying like a little kid and he made all the sense in the world to me I realize at that point by
Video examples
Empower a girl,...
now she's a happy sixth grader who dreams of becoming a pilot someday, and her family now supports her, and best of all, her younger sisters will follow in her footsteps.
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Jeff Kinney
American Writer
I can tell you that the book 'The Ugly Truth' is about puberty and all the awfulness that comes with that time in a person's life. It was definitely some different subject matter to be writing about, especially knowing some of my audience are second and third graders.
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Stone Gossard
American Musician
And I remember as a second or third grader having some autonomy to go to the store if I felt like it, walk home, take my time, kick the can. We were on our own schedule after school, so that was cool.
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Nat Wolff
American Actor
I feel like all the parts are seniors in high school and seventh graders, and I think I kinda skipped that awkward stage by not working those years.
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K. A. Applegate
American Writer
One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.
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Steve Burke
American Businessman
I've had people accuse me of being too tough of a grader. But my job is to paint reality versus telling people what they want to hear.
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Jill Biden
American Educator
I think I am a tough grader, because I feel like it's my job to teach them to write well. I hope my students say I'm a fair teacher.
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Zendaya
American Actress
My mom actually taught fifth grade, so... I'm good with fifth graders. That's, like, my specialty.
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Megan Smith
American Public Servant
Second graders learn to read: that's a perfect time to make them code.
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Cathleen Schine
American Author
A tenth of Dostoyevsky is plenty for a seventh grader, I think.
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Beverly Cleary
American Author
I enjoy writing for third and fourth graders most of all.
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Jeff Kinney
American Writer
I can tell you that the book 'The Ugly Truth' is about puberty and all the awfulness that comes with that time in a person's life. It was definitely some different subject matter to be writing about, especially knowing some of my audience are second and third graders.
Quote examples
Stone Gossard
American Musician
And I remember as a second or third grader having some autonomy to go to the store if I felt like it, walk home, take my time, kick the can. We were on our own schedule after school, so that was cool.
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Nat Wolff
American Actor
I feel like all the parts are seniors in high school and seventh graders, and I think I kinda skipped that awkward stage by not working those years.
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K. A. Applegate
American Writer
One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.
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Steve Burke
American Businessman
I've had people accuse me of being too tough of a grader. But my job is to paint reality versus telling people what they want to hear.
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Jill Biden
American Educator
I think I am a tough grader, because I feel like it's my job to teach them to write well. I hope my students say I'm a fair teacher.
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Zendaya
American Actress
My mom actually taught fifth grade, so... I'm good with fifth graders. That's, like, my specialty.
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Megan Smith
American Public Servant
Second graders learn to read: that's a perfect time to make them code.
Quote examples
Cathleen Schine
American Author
A tenth of Dostoyevsky is plenty for a seventh grader, I think.
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Beverly Cleary
American Author
I enjoy writing for third and fourth graders most of all.
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