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

Torode described the winner as "a real talent" and "a grafter", while Wallace praised his "definitive style".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2020

William Jefferson, the Louisiana congressman who kept cash in the freezer in his apartment, was a grafter.

From Slate • May 10, 2018

For Parker is nothing if not a model professional, an old-fashioned grafter who began acting as a child, 25 years before she landed Sex and the City in her early 30s.

From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2016

She was never an adventuress, never a grafter, never a climber.

From Superwomen by Terhune, Albert Payson