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
Where the grifter is shameless, the grafter shrinks from exposure, which could only endanger the racket.
From Slate • May 10, 2018
A grafter, a liar, a serial bankrupt, a serial divorcee!
From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2016
Its editor was a single-barreled grafter who wore a green mohair coat and dyed whiskers.
From Claim Number One by Ogden, George W. (George Washington)
