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
William Jefferson, the Louisiana congressman who kept cash in the freezer in his apartment, was a grafter.
From Slate • May 10, 2018
A grafter, a liar, a serial bankrupt, a serial divorcee!
From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2016
Comstock was an old-style Puritan, and many insist that he was likewise an old-style grafter.
From The Book of Life by Sinclair, Upton
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
