gaffer (noun)

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• 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 tape — noun A type of strong adhesive tape • • • Main Entry: ↑gaffer * * * ˈgaffer tape 7 [gaffer tape] noun uncountable ( …   Useful english dictionary

• gaffer — noun a) A chief lighting technician for a motion picture or television production. b) An old man. See Also: gaffer tape, gammer …   Wiktionary

• gaffer — noun Gaffer is used before these nouns: ↑tape …   Collocations dictionary

• gaffer — noun Etymology: alteration of godfather Date: 1589 1. an old man compare gammer 2. British a. foreman, overseer b. employer 3. a head glassblower 4. a lighting electrician on a motion picture or television set …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gaffer tape — noun A sturdy adhesive tape, made of plastic reinforced with cross linked fibre, often used by lighting electricians …   Wiktionary

• gaffer tape — noun strong cloth backed waterproof adhesive tape …   English new terms dictionary

• gaffer — noun 1》 Brit. informal one s supervisor or boss. 2》 informal an old man. 3》 the chief electrician in a film or television production unit. Origin C16: prob. a contr. of godfather; cf. gammer …   English new terms dictionary

• gaffer — noun (C) 1 the person who is charge of the lighting in making a cinema film 2 informal humorous an old man 3 BrE informal a man who is in charge of people, especially in a factory …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• gaffer — Noun. The boss …   English slang and colloquialisms

• gaffer — UK [ˈɡæfə(r)] / US [ˈɡæfər] noun [countable] Word forms gaffer : singular gaffer plural gaffers 1) cinema someone whose job is to control the use of the lights when a film is being made 2) British informal a man who is in charge of other people,… …   English dictionary