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gaffer
(mass) | gaffer
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gaffer
(encz) | gaffer,hlavní osvětlovač n: Zdeněk Brož |
gaffer
(encz) | gaffer,mistr n: Zdeněk Brož |
gaffer
(encz) | gaffer,předák n: Zdeněk Brož |
Gaffer
(gcide) | Gaffer \Gaf"fer\ (g[a^]f"f[~e]r), n. [Possibly contr. fr.
godfather; but prob. fr. gramfer for grandfather. Cf.
Gammer.]
1. An old fellow; an aged rustic.
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Go to each gaffer and each goody. --Fawkes.
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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.
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2. A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers. [Prov. Eng.]
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gaffer
(wn) | gaffer
n 1: an elderly man [syn: old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer,
old geezer, antique]
2: an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
3: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to
leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: foreman,
chief, gaffer, honcho, boss] |
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Gaffer
(gcide) | Gaffer \Gaf"fer\ (g[a^]f"f[~e]r), n. [Possibly contr. fr.
godfather; but prob. fr. gramfer for grandfather. Cf.
Gammer.]
1. An old fellow; an aged rustic.
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Go to each gaffer and each goody. --Fawkes.
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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.
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2. A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers. [Prov. Eng.]
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