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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grafter \Graft"er\, n.
     1. One who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates
        fruit by ingrafting.
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     2. An instrument by which grafting is facilitated.


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     3. The original tree from which a scion has been taken for
        grafting upon another tree. --Shak.
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From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "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 thief
  
  

















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