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gaffer definition

gaf·fer (gaf′ər)

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

Etymology: altered < godfather

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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