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grafter

grafter

5.3
A person who joins parts of plants so they grow as one
  • noun
  • /ˈɡræftər/
  • Informal
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Very shrewd grafter, and he had heard.

Examples

  • Very shrewd grafter, and he had heard.

    Terry Stone Connection

  • She is a dedicated grafter who puts in long hours to ensure her team's success.

  • As a skilled grafter, he tirelessly works in the garden, merging different plants to create beautiful hybrids.

  • The charity relies on many hardworking grafters who volunteer their time to help those in need.

Antonyms

slacker
  • Offensive
33 4.6

A person who avoids work and often does very little

How Hardworking

workaholic
  • Informal
18 5.4
grafter
  • Informal
5.3
worker
600 1.0
loafer
  • Offensive
5 5.8

Surface Forms

grafter singular
grafters plural

Morphology

grafter = graft (semi-transparent) = graft + er

Both the horticultural/medical sense and the informal 'hard worker' sense are derived by the agentive '-er' from the verb 'graft'; the horticultural/medical meaning is transparent while the informal extension is less predictable for some learners.

Etymology

The word grafter for a person who joins plants comes from the word graft, which means 'a piece of plant put onto another' or 'to join plants'. Think of joining a small branch to a tree so it grows new fruit; that is what a grafter does.