gaffer

[gaf·fer]

A gaffer is a member of a movie or television crew. The gaffer runs the production's electrical department.

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An old fellow; an aged rustic.

Noun
a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"

Noun
an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set

Noun
an elderly man


n.
An old fellow; an aged rustic.

n.
A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers.


Gaffer

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.
&hand; 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.]

An old fellow; an aged rustic.

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