grafter

/ˈɡræftər/
noun
  1. A person who works hard, especially at physical or tedious work.
    • The team is full of grafters who get the job done.
    • She's a grafter in the garden, always weeding and planting.
    • He's a real grafter who never complains about long hours.
  2. A person who obtains money or advantage dishonestly, especially in politics or business.
    • The newspaper exposed the grafter who took bribes from contractors.
    • He was known as a grafter who used his position for personal gain.
    • The grafter was finally brought to justice after years of corruption.
  3. A person who performs plant grafting.
    • The grafter carefully joined the two stems together.
    • An experienced grafter can graft dozens of trees in a day.
    • She works as a grafter at the nursery, creating new hybrid plants.
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