grafter
noun [ C ] UK informal uk/ˈɡrɑːf.tər/ us/ˈɡræf.tɚ/
勤奋的人
a hard worker
Bassett was a real grafter and worked very hard. 巴塞特是个勤奋的人,工作非常努力。
Now MP for Hampstead and Highgate, she has a well-earned reputation for being a grafter.
See: graft
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- "Dad was a grafter," Miles says. "He gave us the work ethic".
- I got him a job on a farm and he was a real grafter.
- A team needs grafters as well as superstars.