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

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

Finally I ran onto an "Oklahoma" grafter by the name of Nunemaker.

From The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer by Micheaux, Oscar