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gaf⋅fer

  [gaf-er]
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–noun
1. the chief electrician on a motion-picture or television production.
2. Informal. an old man.
3. British. a foreman or overseer, esp. the boss of a group of physical laborers.
4. Glassmaking. a master glassblower responsible for shaping glassware.
Origin:
1565–75; contr. of godfather
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Jeremy Grant - Gaffer
Los Angeles, CA gaffer with 2-ton Grip & Lighting Package. Kino/HMIs
www.TheFunTon.com
gaf·fer   (gāf'ər)   
n.  

  1. An electrician in charge of lighting on a movie or television set.

  2. Chiefly British An old man or a rustic.

  3. Chiefly British A boss or foreman.


[Probably alteration (influenced by grandfather) of godfather.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
gaffer [ˈgæfɚ]

  1. n.
    an old man; a rustic old man. (From grandfather.) : Nobody out there but some old gaffer with a cane.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

gaffer 
1589, "elderly rustic," apparently a contraction of godfather; originally "old man," it was applied from 1841 to foremen and supervisors, which sense carried over 20c. to "electrician in charge of lighting on a film set."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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