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

William Jefferson, the Louisiana congressman who kept cash in the freezer in his apartment, was a grafter.

From Slate • May 10, 2018

Theodore Roosevelt was a politician, therefore, according to you, he must have been a grafter.

From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.