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noun
- 1. the chief electrician in a motion-picture or television production unit.
- 2. an old man. informal Similar
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1. : an old man compare gammer. 2. British. a. : foreman, overseer. b. : employer. 3. : a head glassblower. 4. : a lighting electrician on a movie or television set. Did you know? Though movie and cinema buffs associate gaffer with Hollywood, the word actually pre-dates motion pictures by about 300 years.
GAFFER definition: 1. a man who is in charge of other workers 2. the person responsible for the lights and other…. Learn more.
noun. 1. an old man, esp one living in the country: often used affectionately or patronizingly. Compare gammer. 2. informal, mainly British. a boss, foreman, or owner of a factory, mine, etc. 3. the senior electrician on a television or film set. Collins English Dictionary.
1. an old man, esp one living in the country: often used affectionately or patronizingly. Compare gammer. 2. informal chiefly Brit a boss, foreman, or owner of a factory, mine, etc. 3. (Film) the senior electrician on a television or film set. [C16: alteration of godfather]
noun. an old man, esp one living in the country: often used affectionately or patronizingly Compare gammer. informal. a boss, foreman, or owner of a factory, mine, etc. the senior electrician on a television or film set.
A gaffer is a member of a movie or television crew. The gaffer runs the production's electrical department. One of the jobs credited at the end of a film is the gaffer.
Definition of gaffer noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Gaffer definition: An electrician in charge of lighting on a movie or television set.
People use gaffer to refer to the person in charge of the workers at a place of work such as a factory. The gaffer said he'd been fined for not doing the contract on time. People sometimes refer to the manager of a football team as the gaffer.
gaffer / ˈɡæfə / n an old man, esp one living in the country: often used affectionately or patronizingly informal chiefly Brit a boss, foreman, or owner of a factory, mine, etc
