grafter

One who cheats

A grafter is someone who works hard, especially at manual or tedious labor—British slang for a diligent worker: He's a proper grafter, never takes a day off.

In American usage, grafter more often means someone who engages in graft—political corruption or petty swindles.

The two meanings are essentially opposite: one earns honestly through effort, the other dishonestly through schemes.

worker

laborer

Physical task performer

toilerOne who works hard
sloggerDogged, persistent toiler
handymanVersatile home repairer

grind · plodder · drudge · industrious · blue-collar · tradesman · workman · breadwinner · employee · diligent

horticulture

propagation

Act of spreading widely

buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
rootstockBase for grafted plants
pruningCutting vegetation for health

scion · splice · cutting · orchard · arboriculture · graftage · viticulture · cultivar · nursery · cloning

fraud

swindler

Person who deceives for money

conmanFraud who deceives for profit
cheatAct dishonestly to win
hustlerAggressive, unscrupulous earner

scammer · charlatan · trickster · fraudster · flimflam · shyster · deceiver · embezzler · racketeer · corrupt

transplant

surgery

Invasive medical procedure

organBody's working component
donorOne who contributes freely
recipientOne who receives something

tissue · heart · kidney · liver · implant · rejection · immunosuppressant · surgical · recovery · surgeon

grafter

laborer

propagation

swindler

surgery

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