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gaffer

/ɡæfə/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.
  2. A glassblower.
  3. An old man.
  4. A foreman.
  5. A sailor.
  6. (in Maritime regions) The baby in the house.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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