Associations to the word «Gaffer»

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

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".