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gaffer

noun

1 gaffer

An elderly man.

synonyms: antique, old-timer, old geezer, oldtimer.

Roget 130: veteran, old man, seer, patriarch, graybeard; grandfather, grandsire; grandam; gaffer, gammer; crone; pantaloon; sexagenarian, octogenarian, ... show more

Roget 373: man, male, he, him; manhood etc. (adolescence) 131; gentleman, sir, master; sahib; yeoman, wight, ... show more

Roget 876: commonalty, democracy; obscurity; low condition, low life, low society, low company; bourgeoisie; mass of the people, mass of society; Brown Jones and Robinson; lower classes, humbler classes, ... show more

Dutch: old-timer, oldtimer
Polish: dziad, dziadek, staruszek, starzec

2 gaffer

An electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set.

Polish: oświetlacz, oświetleniowiec

3 gaffer

A person who exercises control over workers.

synonyms: boss, chief, foreman, honcho.

Dutch: meesterknecht, onderbaas, opzichter, ploegbaas, voorman


Moby thesaurus: Big Brother, Father Time, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, auditor, boatswain, boss, centenarian, chief, comptroller, controller, dotard, duffer, elder, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker, foreman, ganger ... show more.

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