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gaffer — [“gasfa* ] n. an old man; a rustic old man. (From grandfather.) □ Nobody out there but some old gaffer with a cane. □ The old gaffer smiled and moved on … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Gaffer — 1. old man; old bloke: some silly old gaffer ; 2. foreman or boss; 3. cigarette (variant of late Middle English godfar (contracted form of godfather )) … Dictionary of Australian slang
gaffer — I Australian Slang 1. old man; old bloke: some silly old gaffer ; 2. foreman or boss; 3. cigarette (variant of late Middle English godfar (contracted form of godfather )) II Yorkshire Dialect Boss, Foreman … English dialects glossary
Gaffer Gamgee — / Gaffer A common nickname for the father of Samwise Gamgee, who was more properly called Hamfast . He presumably acquired the name Gaffer later in his life, because it implies a person of advanced years. This was certainly true of Hamfast,… … J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary
Gaffer — or Gaffa may refer to: * Gaffer (boss), a British colloquial term for boss or old man * Gaffer (motion picture industry), the head of the electrical department * Gaffer tape, a type of adhesive tape * Gaffer, character in the Muppets * Gaffa… … Wikipedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gaffer — (n.) 1580s, elderly rustic, apparently a contraction of godfather (Cf. GAMMER (Cf. gammer)); originally old man, it was applied from 1841 to foremen and supervisors, which sense carried over 20c. to electrician in charge of lighting on a film set … Etymology dictionary
gaffer — ► NOUN Brit. 1) informal an old man. 2) informal a boss. 3) the chief electrician in a film or television production unit. ORIGIN probably a contraction of GODFATHER(Cf. ↑godfather) … English terms dictionary
gaffer — [gaf′ər] n. [altered < GODFATHER] 1. an old man, esp. one from the country: now usually humorous: cf. GAMMER 2. a master glass blower ☆ 3. chief electrician in charge of lighting on a TV or film set 4. Brit. a foreman of a group of workers … English World dictionary
Gaffer (boss) — In colloquial British English gaffer means a foreman, and is used as a synonym for boss . In the UK the term is commonly used to refer to sports coaches (football, rugby, etc).The term is also sometimes used colloquially to refer to an old man,… … Wikipedia
Gaffer (filmmaking) — A gaffer in the motion picture industry is the head of the electrical department, responsible for the execution (and sometimes the design) of the lighting plan for a production. In British English the term gaffer is long established as meaning an … Wikipedia