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

Torode described the winner as "a real talent" and "a grafter", while Wallace praised his "definitive style".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2020

A grafter, a liar, a serial bankrupt, a serial divorcee!

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2016

Averaging just one goal every four games throughout his career, the Irish striker has never been prolific and is renowned more as a tenacious grafter.

From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2014

An "A Number One grafter" is after hundreds and thousands, and it is the ambition of every man in the business to be this kind of pickpocket.

From Notes of an Itinerant Policeman by Flynt, Josiah