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
Statham has been nothing if not a grafter.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2019
William Jefferson, the Louisiana congressman who kept cash in the freezer in his apartment, was a grafter.
From Slate ● May 10, 2018
"A grafter," and now that Miss Blake had fallen from honesty, what proof was there that Miss Bailey was not equally approachable?
From Little Aliens by Myra Kelly
