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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Go to each gaffer and each goody.     --Fawkes.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers. [Prov. Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Gaffer \Gaf"fer\, n. [Possibly contr. fr. godfather; but prob.
     fr. gramfer for grandfather. Cf. Gammer.]
     1. An old fellow; an aged rustic.
  
              Go to each gaffer and each goody.     --Fawkes.
  
     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.
  
     2. A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers. [Prov. Eng.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  gaffer
       n 1: an elderly man [syn: old-timer, oldtimer, 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, honcho, boss]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  gaffer
     Γαλλικά vb.
     κάνω γκάφα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  gaffer
     n.
     1 (lb en film) A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or
  television production.
     2 A glassblower.
     n.
     (lb en colloquial) An old man.
     Norman vb.
     (lb nrf Jersey) to grasp

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Gaffer
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  gaffer
     n.
     1 (lb en film) A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or
  television production.
     2 A glassblower.
     n.
     (lb en colloquial) An old man.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Gaffer
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  gaffer
     n.
     1 (lb en film) A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or
  television production.
     2 A glassblower.
     n.
     (lb en colloquial) An old man.
     Welsh vb.
     (soft mutation of cy caffer)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Gaffer
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  gaffer
     n.
     1 (lb en film) A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or
  television production.
     2 A glassblower.
     n.
     (lb en colloquial) An old man.
     Welsh vb.
     (soft mutation of cy caffer)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Gaffer
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  gaffer
     Englanti n.
     1 ukko
     2 (yhteys brittienglanti arkikieltä k=en) pomo
     3 (yhteys elokuva TV k=en) johtava valoteknikko, valomestari

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Gaffer
     Tyska n.
     nyfiken åskådare