1. a person who practices graft; someone who obtains money or advantage through dishonest or corrupt means, especially in politics or business
Usage: informal; often derogatory
2. a person who grafts plants or performs grafting as a horticultural technique
Usage: technical; horticulture

Examples

• The mayor was exposed as a grafter who had been taking bribes for years.
• Investigators uncovered a network of grafters in the city government.
• The skilled grafter carefully joined the fruit tree branches to create a hybrid variety.
• A professional grafter can increase crop yields by combining desirable plant traits.
• The newspaper's investigation revealed how grafters had stolen millions in public funds.
• The grafter's techniques allowed the nursery to produce disease-resistant plants.