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In some senses, gaffer is marked as informal, colloquial, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
gaffer
/ɡæfɚ/
noun 7name 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
bloody, over
VERB + GAFFER
brinded, like
GAFFER + NOUN
sigh
Definitions
noun
1
A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.
2
A glassblower.
The apprentice carries a gather of glass on the blowpipe to the gaffer's bench […]
3
Someone aboard a boat whose duty is to gaff a (large) fish once the angler has reeled it in.
noun
1
An old person, usually a man.
If thou return not, Gammer o'er her pail Will sing in sorrow, 'neath the brinded cow, And Gaffer sigh over his nut-brown ale […]
2
The leader of a group or team, such as a boss, foreman, coach, or publican.
And you're here to tell me what's what. Just like your bloody gaffer promised.
3
A sailor.
4
The baby in the house.
name
1
A surname.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The apprentice carries a gather of glass on the blowpipe to the gaffer's bench […]
Wiktionary02
If thou return not, Gammer o'er her pail Will sing in sorrow, 'neath the brinded cow, And Gaffer sigh over his nut-brown ale […]
Wiktionary03
And you're here to tell me what's what. Just like your bloody gaffer promised.
Wiktionary04
Tom is the gaffer here.
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