grafter
Example Sentences
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Gary Farmer, the nursery’s head grafter, says it is the first real hope he has had in 20 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
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
Where the grifter is shameless, the grafter shrinks from exposure, which could only endanger the racket.
From Slate ● May 10, 2018
To this day in New England towns a good grafter is a local autocrat.
From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Alice Morse Earle
