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

Statham has been nothing if not a grafter.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2019

The grafter, by contrast, is a run-of-the-mill abuser of the public trust.

From Slate • May 10, 2018

At every turn and corner the grafter stands with his palm held out, and unless you grease it well you might as well abandon your cause at the start.

From Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator by Duffield, J. W.