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
The grafter, by contrast, is a run-of-the-mill abuser of the public trust.
From Slate • May 10, 2018
A grafter, a liar, a serial bankrupt, a serial divorcee!
From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2016
An "A Number One grafter" is after hundreds and thousands, and it is the ambition of every man in the business to be this kind of pickpocket.
From Notes of an Itinerant Policeman by Flynt, Josiah
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.