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Highgrader
UK
/ˈhaɪˌɡreɪdə/
US
/ˈhaɪˌɡreɪdɚ/
Translation of "highgrader" into Russian
highgrader
Noun
UK
/ˈhaɪˌɡreɪdə/
US
/ˈhaɪˌɡreɪdɚ/
highgrader
highgraders pl
The highgrader was caught smuggling gold out of the mine.
Золотоискатель был пойман на контрабанде золота из шахты.
Definitions
highgrader
Noun
UK
/ˈhaɪˌɡreɪdə/
US
/ˈhaɪˌɡreɪdɚ/
A person who illegally takes valuable minerals, such as gold, from a mine.
The highgrader was caught sneaking out of the mine with pockets full of gold nuggets.
In forestry, a logger who removes only the most valuable or marketable trees from a stand, often to the detriment of the remaining forest.
The stand was left in poor condition after the highgrader took every large oak and maple.