Meaning of Gaffer | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An old person, usually a man.
   colloquial
2. A surname.
3. A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.
4. A glassblower.
5. The leader of a group or team, such as a boss, foreman, coach, or publican.
   UK, informal
6. Someone aboard a boat whose duty is to gaff a (large) fish once the angler has reeled it in.
7. A sailor.
8. The baby in the house.
   Canada

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Examples

“The apprentice carries a gather of glass on the blowpipe to the gaffer's bench […]”

“If thou return not, Gammer o'er her pail Will sing in sorrow, 'neath the brinded cow, And Gaffer sigh over his nut-brown ale […]”

“And you're here to tell me what's what. Just like your bloody gaffer promised.”

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