Gaffer : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Gaffer	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gaffer n an elderly man [syn: old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer, old geezer, antique] an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" Synonym(s): foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. --Fawkes. 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. 2. A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers. [Prov. Eng.]