noun. An electrician in charge of lighting on a movie or television set.

noun. An old man or a rustic.

noun. A boss or foreman.

noun. One who gaffs fish: an angler's assistant who with a gaff secures the fish caught. Also gaffsman.

noun. A workman in a glass-factory; a finisher.

noun. An old man: originally a rustic term of respect, used as a title; later applied familiarly to any old man of rustic condition.

noun. In Great Britain, the foreman of a squad of workmen, especially of navvies; an overseer.

noun. An old fellow; an aged rustic.

noun. A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers.

noun. A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.

noun. A glassblower.

noun. An old man.

noun. A foreman.

noun. An "Old Gaffer" is a sailor.

noun. In Maritime regions "the Little Gaffer" is the baby in the house. (the boss!)

noun. an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set

noun. an elderly man

noun. a person who exercises control over workers

"I've never heard (or at least never noticed) the word gaffer before and I think I'm probably more familiar with British forms than most Americans (not saying much)."

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