Associations to the word «Gaffer»

Wiktionary

GAFFER, noun. (film) A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.
GAFFER, noun. A glassblower.
GAFFER, noun. (colloquial) An old man.
GAFFER, noun. (British) A foreman.
GAFFER, noun. An "Old Gaffer" is a sailor.
GAFFER, noun. In Maritime regions "the Little Gaffer" is the baby in the house.
GAFFER TAPE, noun. A sturdy adhesive tape, made of plastic reinforced with cross-linked fibre, often used by lighting electricians.
GAFFER TAPES, noun. Plural of gaffer tape

Dictionary definition

GAFFER, noun. An elderly man.
GAFFER, noun. An electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set.
GAFFER, noun. A person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras