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GAFFER
foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss
(noun) a person who exercises control over workers; “if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman”
gaffer
(noun) an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
oldtimer, old-timer, gaffer, old geezer, antique
(noun) an elderly man
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Gaffer
A surname.
Anagrams
• Graeff
Etymology 1
Noun
gaffer (plural gaffers)
(film) A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.
A glassblower.
Etymology 2
Noun
gaffer (plural gaffers)
(colloquial) An old man.
(British) A foreman.
A sailor.
(in Maritime regions) The baby in the house.
Synonyms
• See also old man
Anagrams
• Graeff
Source: Wiktionary
Gaf"fer, n. Etym: [Possibly contr. fr. godfather; but prob. fr. gramfer for grandfather. Cf. Gammer.]
1. An old fellow; an aged rustic. Go to each gaffer and each goody. Fawkes.
Note: Gaffer was originally a respectful title, now degenerated into a term of familiarity or contempt when addressed to an aged man in humble life.
2. A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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