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

Pity you’re such a grafter, for you’ve got your decent points.

From The Secret of Lonesome Cove by Adams, Samuel Hopkins