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
She is a grafter, riding more races than anyone else in Ireland this season.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2021
The grifter has no esteem for the dim grafter, who lacks his inspiration and showmanship.
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
When the time for examination approaches, the "grafter" crams for a few months what seems most indispensible, in order to squeeze through.
From Woman under socialism by De Leon, Daniel
