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

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

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2016

Justin was a great guy, an absolute grafter who would have loved to have been the right size for single-seaters.

From The Guardian • Aug. 25, 2015

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

From Superwomen by Terhune, Albert Payson