Associations to the word «Gaffer»
Noun
- Tape
- Cinematographer
- Lizzie
- Harmon
- Waterman
- Lighting
- Grip
- Clare
- Felix
- Technician
- Ethan
- Charley
- Duct
- Jesse
- Blows
- Ale
- Robin
- Assistant
- Photography
- Neighbour
- Ain
- Camera
- Luck
- Boss
- Duck
- Potato
- Billy
- Witch
- Dad
- Ass
- Penny
- Pub
- Operator
- Ti
- Boat
- Deed
- Tea
- Shoe
- Th
- Lad
- Cottage
- Harbour
- Cloth
- Copper
- Kitchen
- Charlie
- Reward
- Abbey
- Bit
- Gaze
- Widow
- Graham
- Sam
- Mate
- Chair
- Dan
- Read
- Roger
- Crew
- Manuscript
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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".
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