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gaffer Definition


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gaffer
noun
    1. colloq
      A boss or foreman.
    2. cinema & TV.
      The senior electrician in a production crew.
    3. dialect
      Often as a form of address: an old man.
Etymology: 16c in sense 3; 19c in sense 1; 1950s in sense 2: perhaps from godfather or grandfather.



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