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Gaffer

Gaffer Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Gaffer? [n] a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [n] an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set [n] an elderly man Synonyms \| Synonyms for Gaffer: antique \| boss \| chief \| foreman \| honcho \| mossback \| old geezer \| oldtimer \| old-timer Related Terms \| Find terms related to Gaffer: auditor \| Big Brother \| boatswain \| boss \| centenarian \| chief \| comptroller \| controller \| dotard \| duffer \| elder \| Father Time \| floor manager \| floorman \| floorwalker \| foreman \| ganger \| geezer \| golden-ager \| gramps \| grandfather \| grandsire \| graybeard \| head \| headman \| inspector \| Methuselah \| monitor \| Nestor \| nonagenarian \| noncommissioned officer \| octogenarian \| old boy \| old chap \| old codger \| old dog \| old duffer \| old geezer \| old gent \| old gentleman \| old man \| Old Paar \| old party \| older \| oldster \| old-timer \| overman \| overseer \| pantaloon \| patriarch \| presbyter \| proctor \| senior citizen \| septuagenarian \| sexagenarian \| sirdar \| slave driver \| straw boss \| subforeman \| super \| superintendent \| supervisor \| surveyor \| taskmaster \| the quiet-voiced elders \| venerable sir \| veteran \| visitor See Also \| assistant foreman \| baas \| electrician \| ganger \| graybeard \| greybeard \| lineman \| linesman \| Methuselah \| old man \| straw boss \| supervisor Gaffer In Webster's Dictionary \Gaf"fer\, n. [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.]

Gaffer Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gaffer?

[n] a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
[n] an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
[n] an elderly man

Gaffer In Webster's Dictionary

\Gaf"fer\, n. [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.]

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