rankers
Those who rate
Rankers is the plural of ranker, a soldier who serves or has served in the ranks—that is, as an enlisted member rather than an officer.
In British military usage, a ranker who becomes an officer carries a hint of having risen from humble origins: He was a ranker who'd worked his way up from private.
The term can carry either respect for achievement or condescension about background.
Competition participants
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
- leaderboardRanked list of competitors
- standingsComparative position list
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
bracket · seedings · playoffs · championship · elimination · qualifiers · knockout · matchup
Formal evaluation of worth
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- scoringEarning points in competition
- judgingForming an opinion
- appraisalEstimation of worth
review · criteria · critique · feedback · grading · metrics · benchmarks · comparison
Portable climbing frame
- pecking orderSocial dominance arrangement
- tiersHorizontal arranged levels
- strataParallel geological layers
- gradationIncremental transition between stages
pyramid · echelons · elite · subordinate · superiority · inferiority · promotion · relegation
Improving site discoverability
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- GoogleDominant web search provider
- PageRankLink-based webpage ordering method
- SERPQuery outcome display
indexing · keywords · optimization · crawlers · visibility · backlinks · search results · listing
contestants
Competition participants
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
- leaderboardRanked list of competitors
- standingsComparative position list
tournament · bracket · seedings · playoffs · championship · elimination · qualifiers · knockout · matchup · underdog
assessment
Formal evaluation of worth
appraisal · review · criteria · critique · feedback · grading · metrics · benchmarks · comparison · weighting
ladder
Portable climbing frame
- pecking orderSocial dominance arrangement
- tiersHorizontal arranged levels
- strataParallel geological layers
gradation · pyramid · echelons · elite · subordinate · superiority · inferiority · promotion · relegation · climbing
SEO
Improving site discoverability
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- GoogleDominant web search provider
- PageRankLink-based webpage ordering method
SERP · indexing · keywords · optimization · crawlers · visibility · backlinks · search results · listing · relevance
- examinersinspectors, examiner, reviewers, inspector, auditors
rankersgentlemen
Men of refinement
aristocrats · old boys · toffs · bluebloods · privileged class
- ranked matchCompetition tracking player skill
- ranked-choice votingBalloting with ordered preferences
- ranked playSkill-tiered competition system
- ranked playerAthlete with standings position
- ranked choiceVoting by ordered preference
- ranked matchesCompetitions affecting player standing