1. People who engage in grafting; those who practice the horticultural technique of joining plant parts together.
Usage: Plural of grafter; common in agriculture and horticulture.
2. People who obtain money or advantage through corruption, bribery, or dishonest means.
Usage: Informal; often used in political or business contexts.

Examples

• The grafters carefully joined the apple tree branches to create a hybrid variety.
• Experienced grafters can produce fruit trees with multiple varieties on a single trunk.
• The investigation uncovered several grafters in the city government.
• Political grafters were finally held accountable for their illegal activities.
• Grafters in the construction industry inflated project costs for personal profit.
• The nursery employed skilled grafters to propagate rare plant species.