GAFFER


Meaning of GAFFER in English

■ noun

1》 Brit. informal one's supervisor or boss.

2》 informal an old man.

3》 the chief electrician in a film or television production unit.

Origin

C16: prob. a contr. of godfather ; cf. gammer .

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