gaffer
Pronunciation: /ɡæfɚ/
The English word “gaffer” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.
- A glassblower.
- Someone aboard a boat whose duty is to gaff a (large) fish once the angler has reeled it in.
- An old person, usually a man.
- The leader of a group or team, such as a boss, foreman, coach, or publican.
- A sailor.
- The baby in the house.
Etymology
From gaff (“hook”) + -er. * (cinema): The natural lighting on early film sets was adjusted by opening and closing flaps in the tent cloths, called gaff cloths or gaff flaps. * (glass)
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