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
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
They passed the minions of the great grafter.
From The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike by Jarvis, W. H. P. (William Henry Pope)