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
Gaffer
A surname.
• Graeff
gaffer (plural gaffers)
(film) A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.
A glassblower.
gaffer (plural gaffers)
(colloquial) An old man.
(British) A foreman.
A sailor.
(in Maritime regions) The baby in the house.
• See also old man
• 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
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
