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 rankings include properties which opened before 1960 with the list compiled by course raters who evaluated the layouts on a 10-point scale.
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Mike Darnay, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Beneath those explicit instructions, personality is also shaped by reinforcement learning from human feedback, a process in which human raters reward certain qualities such as warmth, directness and caution, and penalize unwanted behaviors.
—Tamilla Triantoro, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
That year’s Republican National Convention filled its programming with second-raters (Scott Baio gave a prime-time speech), while Ted Cruz and other speakers refused to endorse Trump onstage; National Review famously published a special issue denouncing him.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Just 23 years old, Muncy's played in every single contest this season and sits atop the 3B fantasy player rater leaderboard (depending on format).
—John Laghezza, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Mike Darnay, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Beneath those explicit instructions, personality is also shaped by reinforcement learning from human feedback, a process in which human raters reward certain qualities such as warmth, directness and caution, and penalize unwanted behaviors.
—Tamilla Triantoro, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
That year’s Republican National Convention filled its programming with second-raters (Scott Baio gave a prime-time speech), while Ted Cruz and other speakers refused to endorse Trump onstage; National Review famously published a special issue denouncing him.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Just 23 years old, Muncy's played in every single contest this season and sits atop the 3B fantasy player rater leaderboard (depending on format).
—John Laghezza, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Rater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rater. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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