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Definition for: gaffer

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English

Etymology 1

From Middle English gaffe , a hook. (The lighting of early films, which used natural light, was adjusted by tent cloths adjusted by stagehands using long poles, called gaffes .)

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æfə(r)

Noun

gaffer ( plural gaffers )

  1. ( Filmology ) : A lighting electrician for a motion-picture or television production.

Related terms

Translations
  • Bulgarian: осветител m
  • Danish: lysmand

Etymology 2

Probably from the French gramfer , grandfather, although possibly an alteration of godfather .

Noun

gaffer ( plural gaffers )

  1. ( colloquial ) An old man.
  2. ( British ) A foreman.

Translations
  • Bulgarian: дядо n (1), старец m (1), надзирател m (2)
  • Danish: gammel mand (1); formand (2)

Other Translations for "gaffer"

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Morse Codegaffer
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Pig Latinaffergay

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