n. 25B6; noun
(Brit. informal) being the gaffer's gone to her head : MANAGER, manageress, foreman, forewoman, overseer, supervisor, superintendent; informal boss, boss man, head honcho, numero uno, number one, kingpin, top dog, big chief, skipper; Brit. informal governor, guv'nor; N. Amer. informal padrone, sachem, big kahuna.
(informal) an old gaffer : OLD MAN, elderly man, senior citizen, pensioner, OAP; informal old boy, old codger, old-timer, greybeard, grandad, wrinkly; Brit. informal buffer.