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

James Milner: I remember this player playing for Newcastle United and thinking he's a grafter.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2021

Statham has been nothing if not a grafter.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2019

Jared is, however, a grafter married to a grifter.

From Slate • May 10, 2018

You know, I’m a regular grafter now, just living off Spider.

From Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies by Eaton, Walter Prichard