grafter
Example Sentences
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The couple, who had been together for 24 years, shared a "beautiful family and a granddaughter", Mrs Day said, describing her husband as "just a typical family man, a grafter and a gentle giant".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2025
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
The grifter has no esteem for the dim grafter, who lacks his inspiration and showmanship.
From Slate ● May 10, 2018
A grafter, a liar, a serial bankrupt, a serial divorcee!
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2016
Seeing you’re so careless about your cash, you’d best throw some into the talons of a tailor and a hatter and a near-silk-shirt grafter.
From Lonesome Town by Ethel Dorrance
