grader

grader — noun

1. a child at school who is in a particular year or level — a first grader is a chi

1.名詞A2
釋義

a child at school who is in a particular year or level — a first grader is a child in their first year of elementary school, a fifth grader is in their fifth year, and so on

例句

Trang's little brother is a first grader at Lincoln Elementary School.

compound noun: first grader — always use with grade number

The second graders went on a field trip to the science museum last Friday.

同義詞
  • student

    much more general; does not specify the year level

  • pupil

    more formal and less common in US English; used more widely in British schools

  • schoolchild

    general term for a child attending school, without specifying grade

文法句型

first grader / second grader / etc.

用法筆記

Always used with an ordinal number (first, second, third, etc.). Common in US and Canadian English; speakers of British English typically use 'Year 1 student', 'Year 2 student', etc. instead.

常見錯誤

❌She is a grader.
✅She is a second grader.
💡'grader' in this sense must be preceded by a grade number to be meaningful.
❌He is a grader in sixth standard.
✅He is a sixth grader.
💡'standard' is used in Indian English; in US/Canadian English the pattern is 'sixth grader'.

2. a person, usually a teacher, who reads and gives scores to students' written wor

2.名詞B2
釋義

a person, usually a teacher, who reads and gives scores to students' written work, tests, or examination papers

例句

The exam grader noticed that several students had made the same algebra mistake.

British English: person who marks exam papers

Élise worked as a part-time grader for the national English proficiency test last summer.

同義詞
  • marker

    more common in British English for the same role

  • examiner

    broader meaning; can refer to someone who designs or oversees an exam, not just marks it

  • scorer

    focuses on assigning numerical scores rather than qualitative feedback

  • evaluator

    more formal; used in academic or professional assessment contexts

用法筆記

This sense is primarily British English. In US English, 'marker' or 'scorer' is more common for the same meaning. The verb sense of 'grade' (= to mark work) is standard in US English, but the noun form 'grader' for a person is less frequent there.

常見錯誤

❌The grader machine leveled the construction site.
✅The grader carefully read through all the exam essays.
💡'grader' as a person who marks work is unrelated to the construction machine called a 'grader'.