Meaning

6 senses
  1. One who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by engrafting.

    Pfropfer, Pflanzenveredler

    привива́льщикpriviválʹščik, привива́льщицаpriviválʹščica

  2. An instrument by which grafting is facilitated.

    Pfropfwerkzeug, Pfropfmesser, Veredelungsmesser

    садо́вый ножsadóvyj nož

  3. The original tree from which a scion has been taken for grafting upon another tree.

    приво́йprivój

  4. (slang)Someone who works in market stalls.

  5. (UK, colloquial)A hard worker who puts in long hours

  6. A corrupt person, one who receives graft.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
one who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by ingrafting:
an instrument by which grafting is facilitated:
the original tree from which a scion has been taken for grafting upon another tree:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
one who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by ingrafting:
an instrument by which grafting is facilitated:

Origin

From graft + -er.

From graft + -er.

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Forms

plural: grafters
Singulargrafter
Pluralgrafters

regular

Word family

1 related words
RelatedgraftC2

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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