grafter

noun

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as in embezzler

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  1. embezzler
  2. burglar
  3. thief
  4. safecracker
  5. robber
  6. kleptomaniac
Noun
  • To begin with, the community is run by Blaine Shaw (Seth Numrich), surely the slickest scammer of old folks since John Mahoney’s nursing-home embezzler in 1989’s Say Anything.
    — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
  • Barb knowingly taking money from an embezzler would reshape our understanding of her as a character.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of embezzler
Noun
  • The burglar has gone on to enter the businesses and steal items, which the burglar has loaded into a shopping cart.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • After making off with the paintings, initial reports of the robbery came from local passersby who saw the fleeing burglars—not the museum’s workers.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of burglar
Noun
  • The thieves broke through multiple fences to gain access to the storage unit.
    — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators are reviewing surveillance video and collecting fingerprints and DNA evidence from the car, hoping to track down the car thief.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of thief
Noun
  • So Niki decides to contact the criminal safecrackers to make the money that Harry desperately needs.
    — Stephen Farber, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026
  • In the end, staff at the Capitol had to hire a safecracker and jimmy the thing.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of safecracker
Noun
  • Then the robber struck, taking the victim’s wallet and gun, worth about $2,000, authorities said.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Matovu Kiweewa says this can be best understood by comparing HIV to a robber trying to enter a house.
    — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of robber
Noun
  • The parks department has even posted signs on the beach warning visitors about Cecil’s kleptomaniac habits.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The longtime psych-rock staple co-wrote the album with filmmaker Matt Yoka to be a collection of American stories about hopeless kleptomaniacs, urban explorers, and other people who slip through the cracks.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
Definition of kleptomaniac
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“Grafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grafter. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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