Word Study
grafter
CIDE DICTIONARY
grafter, n.
- One who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by ingrafting. [1913 Webster]
- An instrument by which grafting is facilitated. [1913 Webster]
- The original tree from which a scion has been taken for grafting upon another tree. Shak. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
grafter
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 thiefFor further exploring for "grafter" in Webster Dictionary Online