GAFFER


Meaning of GAFFER in English

/gaf"euhr/ , n.

1. the chief electrician on a motion-picture or television production.

2. Informal. an old man.

3. Brit. a foreman or overseer, esp. the boss of a group of physical laborers.

4. Glassmaking. a master glassblower responsible for shaping glassware.

[ 1565-75; contr. of GODFATHER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .