Noun gaffer has 3 senses
- old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer, old geezer, antique - an elderly man
--1 is a kind of old man, greybeard, graybeard, Methuselah
- gaffer - an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
--2 is a kind of electrician, lineman, linesman
- foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss - a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
--3 is a kind of supervisor
--3 has particulars: baas; ganger; straw boss, assistant foreman
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