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

Statham has been nothing if not a grafter.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2019

Where the grifter is shameless, the grafter shrinks from exposure, which could only endanger the racket.

From Slate • May 10, 2018

"A grafter," and now that Miss Blake had fallen from honesty, what proof was there that Miss Bailey was not equally approachable?

From Little Aliens by Kelly, Myra