grafter

Example Sentences

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He went from working in the vineyards to becoming a master grafter and eventually owning land and opening his tasting room.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2023

James Milner: I remember this player playing for Newcastle United and thinking he's a grafter.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2021

Jared is, however, a grafter married to a grifter.

From Slate • May 10, 2018

A grafter, a liar, a serial bankrupt, a serial divorcee!

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2016

To them he seemed to be a conscious and deliberate grafter.

From The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology by Wilson, Warren H. (Warren Hugh)