Grafter

Grafter
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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 — 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… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • 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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