gaffer

(gafər)

noun

  1. an old man, esp. one from the country: now usually humorous
  2. a master glass blower
  3. ☆ chief electrician in charge of lighting on a TV or film set
  4. Brit. a foreman of a group of workers

Origin: altered < godfather

See gaffer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An electrician in charge of lighting on a movie or television set.
  2. Chiefly British An old man or a rustic.
  3. Chiefly British A boss or foreman.

Origin:

Origin: Probably alteration (influenced by grandfather)

Origin: of godfather

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