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gaffer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | antique, old-timer, old geezer, oldtimer |
| Type of | methuselah, old man, graybeard, greybeard |
gaffer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | boss, chief, foreman, honcho |
| Type of | supervisor |
| Has types | ganger, baas, straw boss, assistant foreman |
gaffer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | lineman, electrician, linesman |
Examples of gaffer
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Things were not going so well here, and the gaffer brought me in to shore it up.
From the gazettelive.co.uk
Bailer and gaffer dolphin continue to have a good season when boats can get out.
From the inrich.com
His disability payments from getting injured on the job as a gaffer had stopped.
From the abcnews.go.com
The next stop will be the Etihad Campus,'the dapper gaffer will be heard to say.
From the metro.co.uk
I was there with our gaffer and we wanted them to get something out of the game.
From the expressandstar.com
Spike tape is a thinner version of gaffer tape that is usually brightly colored.
From the en.wikipedia.org
To a footballer the gaffer is someone with the power to make or break a career.
From the edp24.co.uk
I agree that if people keep saying McCarthy is the gaffer they should go join him.
From the expressandstar.com
In glassblowing, a gaffer is the central figure in the creation of a piece of art.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Old-timer: an elderly man
- An electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
- Foreman: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
- 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).
- 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. Gaffer, outside of the motion picture industry, is a traditional British English word for an older man or boss. ...
- Glassblowing is a glassforming technique that involves inflating the molten glass into a bubble, or parison, with the aid of the blowpipe, or blow tube. A person who blows glass is called a glassblower, glassmith, or gaffer.
- The Gaffer was an ITV situation comedy series of the early 1980s starring Bill Maynard and written by businessman Graham White. 20 episodes were shown between 1981 and 1983. It was made for the ITV network by Yorkshire Television
- A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production
- The senior member of the blowing team in charge of the entire production of a project
