grafter vs ruffian

grafter

noun
  • A corrupt person, one who receives graft. 

  • An instrument by which grafting is facilitated. 

  • One who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by engrafting. 

  • Someone who works in market stalls. 

  • a hard worker who puts in long hours 

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

ruffian

noun
  • A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person. 

adj
  • Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous. 

verb
  • To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. 

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