rater

noun

rat·​er ˈrā-tər How to pronounce rater (audio)
1
: one that rates
specifically : a person who estimates or determines a rating
2
: one having a specified rating or class
usually used in combination
first-rater

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The top three raters on the site—all from Denmark—logged over 50,000 different beers, evidence of how the site was influential in driving consumers to taste different beers and share them with friends near and far. Don Tse, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 In short order, the Philippines won its first-ever investment-grade rankings from all three top credit raters. William Pesek, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 And last fall Google purchased Zagat, the popular restaurant rater, which Mayer announced would serve as a cornerstone for Google’s local offerings. IEEE Spectrum, 30 Mar. 2012 That is a pretty wide margin that is robust to most polling errors and confirms the diagnosis from the fundamentals and expert race raters. G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rater 

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of rater was in 1611

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“Rater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rater. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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