grafter

grafter
Synonyms and related words:
body snatcher, boodler, booster, chicken thief, con man, crook, crooked politician, den of thieves, embezzler, filcher, ganef, ghoul, grave robber, influence peddler, jackleg politician, jewel thief, land pirate, land shark, land-grabber, larcener, larcenist, lifter, peculator, petty thief, pilferer, poacher, prowler, purloiner, robber, scrounger, shoplifter, sneak thief, spoilsman, spoilsmonger, stealer, swindler, thief, white-collar thief

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Grafter — Graft er, n. 1. One who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by ingrafting. [1913 Webster] 2. An instrument by which grafting is facilitated. [1913 Webster] 3. The original tree from which a scion has been taken for grafting upon… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grafter — index criminal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • grafter — Ⅰ. graft [1] ► NOUN 1) a shoot from one plant inserted into a slit cut into another to form a new growth. 2) a piece of living bodily tissue that is transplanted surgically to replace diseased or damaged tissue. 3) an operation in which tissue is …   English terms dictionary

  • grafter — Noun. 1. A hard worker. 2. A criminal or drug dealer. An expression used by such members of this fraternity. E.g. It s alright, you can trust him, he s a grafter …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • grafter — noun see graft II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • grafter — See graft1,2. * * * …   Universalium

  • grafter — noun a) One who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by ingrafting. b) An instrument by which grafting is facilitated. See Also: graft …   Wiktionary

  • grafter — graft·er || græftÉ™(r) / grɑːf n. one who implants a portion of a plant into the stem of another (Horticulture); one who acquires money in an illegal or dishonest manner …   English contemporary dictionary

  • grafter — graft·er …   English syllables

  • grafter — /ˈgraftə/ (say grahftuh) noun 1. a very hard worker; an industrious person. 2. Chiefly US an extortionist …  

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