Gaffer
11Gaffer — ↑ Gafferin Beobachter, Beobachterin, Betrachter, Betrachterin, Neugieriger, Neugierige, Passant, Passantin, Umstehende, Zaungast, Zuschauer, Zuschauerin; (häufig abwertend): Schaulustige; (veraltet abwertend): Maulaffe. * * *… …
12gaffer — n a. a boss. A rustic term of address or descriptive word for an old man or master current in Britain since the 16th century, gaffer is a contraction of grandfather . It is still widely used, particularly by working class speakers. If I were you… …
13gaffer — [[t]gæ̱fə(r)[/t]] gaffers N COUNT: usu the N in sing; N VOC People use gaffer to refer to the the person in charge of the workers at a place of work such as a factory. [BRIT, INFORMAL] The gaffer said he d been fined for not doing the contract on …
14gaffer — 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,… …
15gaffer — the chief or head electrician or supervisory lighting technician in the film/photography crew on a movie set, responsible for the design and execution of a production s lighting on the set; the gaffer s right hand assistant is known as the best …
16gaffer — [“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 …
17gaffer — noun a) A chief lighting technician for a motion picture or television production. b) An old man. See Also: gaffer tape, gammer …
18Gaffer — This unusual and interesting name has two possible origins, the first of which is an occupational surname or a nickname surname describing someone who used a gaff , an iron hook or a staff armed with such a hook, such as a barbed fishing spear or …
19gaffer — noun Gaffer is used before these nouns: ↑tape …
20Gaffer — 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 )) …
