Gaffer
15 definitions retrieved  Gaffer \Gaf"fer\ (g[a^]f"f[~e]r), n. [Possibly contr. fr. godfather; but prob. fr. gramfer for grandfather. Cf. Gammer.] 1. An old fellow; an aged rustic. [1913 Webster] Go to each gaffer and each goody. --Fawkes. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]  gaffer n 1: an elderly man [syn: old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer, old geezer, antique] 2: an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set 3: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss]  Gaffer [gafr] (n) , pl. gawper; gawpers; gazer; gazers; rubberneck; rubbernecks  gaffer [gæfər] Alterchen; Gevatter; Opa; Väterchen  gaffer apó munkavezetô élmunkás öreg öregapó  gaffer [Br.] [coll.] Chef m; Boss m gaffer Chefbeleuchter m; Gaffer m (Film) gaffer Gevatter m; Alterchen n; Väterchen n; Opa m gaffer Alte m  Gaffer m (Film) gaffer Gaffer m gawper; gazer Gaffer pl gawpers; gazers Gaffer m rubberneck Gaffer pl rubbernecks  68 Moby Thesaurus words for "gaffer": Big Brother, Father Time, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, auditor, boatswain, boss, centenarian, chief, comptroller, controller, dotard, duffer, elder, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker, foreman, ganger, geezer, golden-ager, gramps, grandfather, grandsire, graybeard, head, headman, inspector, monitor, nonagenarian, noncommissioned officer, octogenarian, old boy, old chap, old codger, old dog, old duffer, old geezer, old gent, old gentleman, old man, old party, old-timer, older, oldster, 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 Gaffer related |
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