Gaffer

  • 51Gaffer —    see Hamfast Gamgee …

    J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary

  • 52gaffer — n old man, old fellow, Inf. old guy, old peasant, old rustic; countryman, yokel, country bumpkin, Inf. hayseed, Inf. hick, Sl. rube …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 53gaffer — gaf·fer …

    English syllables

  • 54gaffer — gaf•fer [[t]ˈgæf ər[/t]] n. 1) mot sbz the chief electrician on a motion picture or television production 2) inf Informal. an old man 3) brit. the foreman or overseer of a group of workers • Etymology: 1565–75; contr. of godfather …

    From formal English to slang

  • 55Gaffer — F/A/V The chief lighting technician for a production who is in charge of the electrical department. PP The chief lighting technician on a production who is in charge of the electrical department …

    Audio and video glossary

  • 56gaffer — TV Production crew technician responsible for placement and rigging of all lighting instruments …

    Audio and video glossary

  • 57gaffer — /ˈgæfə / (say gafuh) noun 1. British Colloquial an old man. 2. British Colloquial father. 3. Chiefly British Colloquial a male owner, senior partner, foreman, or the like. 4. Film, TV the chief lighting electrician. {variant of late Middle… …

  • 58Gaffer — Gạf|fer …

    Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • 59gaffer — vt. , accrocher qc. avec une gaffe : agafâ (Annecy). A1) expr., faire ou dire une chose inconvenante, commettre une maladresse : ptâ lô (dou) pi dyê l plyà <mettre les (deux) pieds dans le plat> (Albanais.001) …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • 60gaffer —  1. Old man.  2. Boss (esp. publican, foreman) …

    A concise dictionary of English slang

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