Gaffer Definition
găfər
gaffers
noun
gaffers
An old man, esp. one from the country.
Webster's New World
A master glass blower.
Webster's New World
Chief electrician in charge of lighting on a TV or film set.
Webster's New World
A foreman of a group of workers.
Webster's New World
A glassblower.
Glassblowing is a glassforming technique that involves inflating molten glass into a bubble, or parison, with the aid of a blowpipe, or blow tube. A person who blows glass is called a glassblower, glassmith, or gaffer. (2012 November)
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Other Word Forms of Gaffer
Noun
Singular:
gaffer
Plural:
gaffersOrigin of Gaffer
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From Middle English gaffe (“a hook”) + -er. The natural lighting on early film sets was adjusted by opening and closing flaps in the tent cloths, called gaff cloths or gaff flaps.
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Likely a contraction of godfather, but with the vowels influenced by grandfather. Compare French compère, German gevatter.
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Probably alteration (influenced by grandfather) of godfather
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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