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
In it, the advert read that "it shouldn't be this hard" to find "a grafter, who can commit."
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2017
A grafter, a liar, a serial bankrupt, a serial divorcee!
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2016
Justin was a great guy, an absolute grafter who would have loved to have been the right size for single-seaters.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 25, 2015
His great obsession is loyalty; every guard in the place may be a grafter and a rascal, but as long as there is an effusive display of loyalty to him, his eyes are closed.
From Ashton-Kirk, Criminologist by John T. McIntyre