grader

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Definition

Noun: 1. A person who evaluates and assigns scores or marks: Specifically, someone who assesses the quality of work, such as a teacher or examiner, and gives it a grade or rating. - The teacher acted as the grader for the final exams. - All essays were sent to an external grader for assessment.

Usage Examples
  • The history professor hired a graduate student to be the grader for the 200-student lecture course.
  • As the sole grader for the art portfolio competition, her judgment was final.
  • Automated software can sometimes function as an impartial grader for multiple-choice tests.
Advanced Usage
  • "Tough grader": A person who is strict or demanding in their evaluation, often giving lower scores.
    • Many students avoid Professor Jones's class because he is known as a tough grader.
  • "Professional grader": An individual whose occupation involves evaluating and scoring specific types of work, such as standardized tests or meat quality.
    • He worked for five years as a professional grader for a national testing service.
Variants and Related Words
  • Grade (verb): To assign a score or mark to something.
    • It took her all weekend to grade the term papers.
  • Grading (noun): The process or action of evaluating and scoring work.
    • The grading of the final projects was completed.
  • Grader (Machine): A different, unrelated noun referring to a heavy vehicle with a blade used for leveling ground. (Note: This is a homograph, a word with the same spelling but a different meaning).
    • The construction crew used a grader to prepare the roadbed.
Synonyms
  • Evaluator: One who assesses or judges something.
  • Examiner: A person who inspects or tests something, especially in an official capacity.
  • Scorer: One who records or allocates points or marks.
Related Phrases
  • To serve as a grader: To perform the duty of evaluating and scoring.
    • She agreed to serve as a grader for the district's science fair.
  • Grader's rubric: The set of criteria or guidelines used by the grader for evaluation.
    • The grader's rubric was very detailed, outlining points for each section of the report.
Noun
  1. a judge who assigns grades to something

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