Definition of gaffer in English:

gaffer

noun ˈɡafəˈɡæfər

1British informal A person in charge of others; a boss.
〈英，非正式〉工头，领班；老板
street cleaners stopping for a smoke when their gaffer isn't in the vicinity
Example sentencesExamples
- It's the players who do the business, not the gaffer and when we cross that white line, it's up to us.
- The gaffer has spoken to the chairman and told me to just get on with organising everything.
- The gaffer and the players kept asking if they could see it, so why not?
- Jacobs, now in his tenth season at the club, has seen gaffers come and go.
- Everyone knows we haven't got the biggest squad in the world and it seems that every time the gaffer gets another player back in the mix, he loses another through either injury or suspension - or both!
- Obviously, the gaffer is far superior in international football compared to me.
- But the gaffer thought I'd looked all right in training and gave me the chance and I didn't want to let anyone down.
- Ferguson, one of the last of the old-style authoritarian gaffers, has had those rules challenged in a world that makes some footballers behave like Hollywood megastars.
- It's also helped that the gaffer has told me to play forward more.
- The gaffer made me captain at the start of the season and I want to be back out there helping the lads get back up the league.
- Both men, though, look set to make bigger names for themselves as gaffers than they did as players.
- Predicting a better period under Smith, he has been impressed by the new gaffer.
- The overall squad isn't the biggest, so the gaffer needs as many players as possible and if everyone is fit, the squad is in better shape all round.
- When the gaffer arrived, he knew many of the players by name only.
- Again and again the contributors write of you as a sort of capo, the gaffer, the boss.
- We have added seven players, the gaffer has freshened things up and kept competition for places at a premium.
- The gaffer is such a good manager that he is bound to attract interest from bigger clubs.
- The gaffer only buys quality players and he has brought in another one.
- The gaffer's man-management skills really shone through when we lost seven games on the trot earlier in the season.
- I know all the lads are right behind the gaffer in his dislike of the United boss and they will be fired up - make no mistake.
Synonyms
boss, manager, manageress, foreman, forewoman, overseer, controller, supervisor, superintendent
British ganger
informal bossman, number one, kingpin, top dog, bigwig, big cheese, Mr Big, skipper
British informal governor, guv'nor
North American informal honcho, head honcho, numero uno, padrone, sachem, big wheel, big kahuna, big white chief, high muckamuck
2The chief electrician in a film or television production unit.
（电影或电视摄制组的）照明电工班班长
Example sentencesExamples
- What is the bond between gaffers and costumers?
- The number of people who work on these movies is huge, and things happen - gaffers grab the wrong wire, carpenters fall off scaffolds, smokepots go off in a FX tech's face.
- In order to eat, they had to hang out with gaffers and best boys!
- He is joking with the gaffer, and during the hour of the shoot, goes out of his way to speak to each of the crew, signs autographs, makes small talk.
- They are great as a unit so although the gaffer won't be there he will be, if you know what I mean.
- It took five minutes for the names of all the actors, producers, editors, gaffers, grips, best boys, dialect coaches, wig makers and steelworkers to crawl by.
- It was very tough, we were the crew, the grips, the gaffers, the directors, Rob and I were two of the actors, we did the costumes, the make-up FX, everything.
- It might have been an actor, it might have been the director, or maybe even one of the gaffers.
- But if you're talking to make-up artists or gaffers or other rank-and-file workers in the industry, the values are much more traditional.
- She always had time for the gaffers, the prop guys, the stage hands, the script girls, even the security guards.
- And not just extras, gaffers and best boys either; she's apparently done this to several of her costars.
- Then he assembled a meeting between himself, Norman, Savannah, the first A.D., the cinematographer and the head gaffer and let them know what was going on.
- Each one of us, everybody here in this room, sound, gaffers, assistants, whoever it is, we all have to do something to reverse the effects of the C02.
- She gatecrashes a chat with Dennis when the lads are first planning their trip and she rather takes a shine to the gaffer.
- The gaffer huffed and puffed behind his camera man.
- The 60-year-old star caught a gaffer fooling around with an electronic toy designed to mimic the sound of flatulence and confiscated it.
3informal An old man.
〈非正式〉老头儿
you'll find the same old distinguished-looking gaffers at any awards dinner
Example sentencesExamples
- At first Pak Rabun reminded me of an old English gaffer.
- Old gaffers recited love-poetry, and made the evening shadows creep with more tales about a Greek-tongued demon of the hills.
- An old gaffer sold me a whole crate of them for the price of a bottle.
- He noticed that one of the old gaffers had a bluish lump under his right ear (he would forget his face but he would never forget his ear) and the girl had a fine golden chain around her bare neck.
Synonyms
old man, elderly man, senior citizen, pensioner, OAP, grandfather
Scottish &amp Irish bodach
informal old bloke, old boy, old guy, old codger, old geezer, old-timer, greybeard, grandad, wrinkly
British informal buffer, josser
North American informal old coot
archaic grandsire, ancient
rare senex

Origin

Late 16th century (in sense 3): probably a contraction of godfather; compare with gammer.

Rhymes

chaffer, Jaffa, kafir, Staffa

Definition of gaffer in US English:

gaffer

nounˈɡæfərˈɡafər

1The chief electrician in a motion-picture or television production unit.
（电影或电视摄制组的）照明电工班班长
Example sentencesExamples
- She gatecrashes a chat with Dennis when the lads are first planning their trip and she rather takes a shine to the gaffer.
- The number of people who work on these movies is huge, and things happen - gaffers grab the wrong wire, carpenters fall off scaffolds, smokepots go off in a FX tech's face.
- In order to eat, they had to hang out with gaffers and best boys!
- She always had time for the gaffers, the prop guys, the stage hands, the script girls, even the security guards.
- Then he assembled a meeting between himself, Norman, Savannah, the first A.D., the cinematographer and the head gaffer and let them know what was going on.
- It might have been an actor, it might have been the director, or maybe even one of the gaffers.
- It was very tough, we were the crew, the grips, the gaffers, the directors, Rob and I were two of the actors, we did the costumes, the make-up FX, everything.
- But if you're talking to make-up artists or gaffers or other rank-and-file workers in the industry, the values are much more traditional.
- What is the bond between gaffers and costumers?
- They are great as a unit so although the gaffer won't be there he will be, if you know what I mean.
- It took five minutes for the names of all the actors, producers, editors, gaffers, grips, best boys, dialect coaches, wig makers and steelworkers to crawl by.
- Each one of us, everybody here in this room, sound, gaffers, assistants, whoever it is, we all have to do something to reverse the effects of the C02.
- The gaffer huffed and puffed behind his camera man.
- The 60-year-old star caught a gaffer fooling around with an electronic toy designed to mimic the sound of flatulence and confiscated it.
- And not just extras, gaffers and best boys either; she's apparently done this to several of her costars.
- He is joking with the gaffer, and during the hour of the shoot, goes out of his way to speak to each of the crew, signs autographs, makes small talk.
2informal An old man.
〈非正式〉老头儿
Example sentencesExamples
- He noticed that one of the old gaffers had a bluish lump under his right ear (he would forget his face but he would never forget his ear) and the girl had a fine golden chain around her bare neck.
- An old gaffer sold me a whole crate of them for the price of a bottle.
- Old gaffers recited love-poetry, and made the evening shadows creep with more tales about a Greek-tongued demon of the hills.
- At first Pak Rabun reminded me of an old English gaffer.
Synonyms
old man, elderly man, senior citizen, pensioner, oap, grandfather
3British informal A person in charge of others; a boss.
〈英，非正式〉工头，领班；老板
Example sentencesExamples
- Both men, though, look set to make bigger names for themselves as gaffers than they did as players.
- The gaffer and the players kept asking if they could see it, so why not?
- Predicting a better period under Smith, he has been impressed by the new gaffer.
- Ferguson, one of the last of the old-style authoritarian gaffers, has had those rules challenged in a world that makes some footballers behave like Hollywood megastars.
- We have added seven players, the gaffer has freshened things up and kept competition for places at a premium.
- When the gaffer arrived, he knew many of the players by name only.
- Again and again the contributors write of you as a sort of capo, the gaffer, the boss.
- The overall squad isn't the biggest, so the gaffer needs as many players as possible and if everyone is fit, the squad is in better shape all round.
- The gaffer has spoken to the chairman and told me to just get on with organising everything.
- But the gaffer thought I'd looked all right in training and gave me the chance and I didn't want to let anyone down.
- It's the players who do the business, not the gaffer and when we cross that white line, it's up to us.
- Everyone knows we haven't got the biggest squad in the world and it seems that every time the gaffer gets another player back in the mix, he loses another through either injury or suspension - or both!
- The gaffer made me captain at the start of the season and I want to be back out there helping the lads get back up the league.
- The gaffer only buys quality players and he has brought in another one.
- I know all the lads are right behind the gaffer in his dislike of the United boss and they will be fired up - make no mistake.
- The gaffer is such a good manager that he is bound to attract interest from bigger clubs.
- Obviously, the gaffer is far superior in international football compared to me.
- Jacobs, now in his tenth season at the club, has seen gaffers come and go.
- The gaffer's man-management skills really shone through when we lost seven games on the trot earlier in the season.
- It's also helped that the gaffer has told me to play forward more.
Synonyms
boss, manager, manageress, foreman, forewoman, overseer, controller, supervisor, superintendent

Origin

Late 16th century (in gaffer (sense 3 of the noun)): probably a contraction of godfather; compare with gammer.

词汇	gaffer
释义	Definition of gaffer in English: gaffer noun ˈɡafəˈɡæfər 1British informal A person in charge of others; a boss. 〈英，非正式〉工头，领班；老板 street cleaners stopping for a smoke when their gaffer isn't in the vicinity Example sentencesExamples It's the players who do the business, not the gaffer and when we cross that white line, it's up to us. The gaffer has spoken to the chairman and told me to just get on with organising everything. The gaffer and the players kept asking if they could see it, so why not? Jacobs, now in his tenth season at the club, has seen gaffers come and go. Everyone knows we haven't got the biggest squad in the world and it seems that every time the gaffer gets another player back in the mix, he loses another through either injury or suspension - or both! Obviously, the gaffer is far superior in international football compared to me. But the gaffer thought I'd looked all right in training and gave me the chance and I didn't want to let anyone down. Ferguson, one of the last of the old-style authoritarian gaffers, has had those rules challenged in a world that makes some footballers behave like Hollywood megastars. It's also helped that the gaffer has told me to play forward more. The gaffer made me captain at the start of the season and I want to be back out there helping the lads get back up the league. Both men, though, look set to make bigger names for themselves as gaffers than they did as players. Predicting a better period under Smith, he has been impressed by the new gaffer. The overall squad isn't the biggest, so the gaffer needs as many players as possible and if everyone is fit, the squad is in better shape all round. When the gaffer arrived, he knew many of the players by name only. Again and again the contributors write of you as a sort of capo, the gaffer, the boss. We have added seven players, the gaffer has freshened things up and kept competition for places at a premium. The gaffer is such a good manager that he is bound to attract interest from bigger clubs. The gaffer only buys quality players and he has brought in another one. The gaffer's man-management skills really shone through when we lost seven games on the trot earlier in the season. I know all the lads are right behind the gaffer in his dislike of the United boss and they will be fired up - make no mistake. Synonyms boss, manager, manageress, foreman, forewoman, overseer, controller, supervisor, superintendent British ganger informal bossman, number one, kingpin, top dog, bigwig, big cheese, Mr Big, skipper British informal governor, guv'nor North American informal honcho, head honcho, numero uno, padrone, sachem, big wheel, big kahuna, big white chief, high muckamuck 2The chief electrician in a film or television production unit. （电影或电视摄制组的）照明电工班班长 Example sentencesExamples What is the bond between gaffers and costumers? The number of people who work on these movies is huge, and things happen - gaffers grab the wrong wire, carpenters fall off scaffolds, smokepots go off in a FX tech's face. In order to eat, they had to hang out with gaffers and best boys! He is joking with the gaffer, and during the hour of the shoot, goes out of his way to speak to each of the crew, signs autographs, makes small talk. They are great as a unit so although the gaffer won't be there he will be, if you know what I mean. It took five minutes for the names of all the actors, producers, editors, gaffers, grips, best boys, dialect coaches, wig makers and steelworkers to crawl by. It was very tough, we were the crew, the grips, the gaffers, the directors, Rob and I were two of the actors, we did the costumes, the make-up FX, everything. It might have been an actor, it might have been the director, or maybe even one of the gaffers. But if you're talking to make-up artists or gaffers or other rank-and-file workers in the industry, the values are much more traditional. She always had time for the gaffers, the prop guys, the stage hands, the script girls, even the security guards. And not just extras, gaffers and best boys either; she's apparently done this to several of her costars. Then he assembled a meeting between himself, Norman, Savannah, the first A.D., the cinematographer and the head gaffer and let them know what was going on. Each one of us, everybody here in this room, sound, gaffers, assistants, whoever it is, we all have to do something to reverse the effects of the C02. She gatecrashes a chat with Dennis when the lads are first planning their trip and she rather takes a shine to the gaffer. The gaffer huffed and puffed behind his camera man. The 60-year-old star caught a gaffer fooling around with an electronic toy designed to mimic the sound of flatulence and confiscated it. 3informal An old man. 〈非正式〉老头儿 you'll find the same old distinguished-looking gaffers at any awards dinner Example sentencesExamples At first Pak Rabun reminded me of an old English gaffer. Old gaffers recited love-poetry, and made the evening shadows creep with more tales about a Greek-tongued demon of the hills. An old gaffer sold me a whole crate of them for the price of a bottle. He noticed that one of the old gaffers had a bluish lump under his right ear (he would forget his face but he would never forget his ear) and the girl had a fine golden chain around her bare neck. Synonyms old man, elderly man, senior citizen, pensioner, OAP, grandfather Scottish &amp Irish bodach informal old bloke, old boy, old guy, old codger, old geezer, old-timer, greybeard, grandad, wrinkly British informal buffer, josser North American informal old coot archaic grandsire, ancient rare senex Origin Late 16th century (in sense 3): probably a contraction of godfather; compare with gammer. Rhymes chaffer, Jaffa, kafir, Staffa Definition of gaffer in US English: gaffer nounˈɡæfərˈɡafər 1The chief electrician in a motion-picture or television production unit. （电影或电视摄制组的）照明电工班班长 Example sentencesExamples She gatecrashes a chat with Dennis when the lads are first planning their trip and she rather takes a shine to the gaffer. The number of people who work on these movies is huge, and things happen - gaffers grab the wrong wire, carpenters fall off scaffolds, smokepots go off in a FX tech's face. In order to eat, they had to hang out with gaffers and best boys! She always had time for the gaffers, the prop guys, the stage hands, the script girls, even the security guards. Then he assembled a meeting between himself, Norman, Savannah, the first A.D., the cinematographer and the head gaffer and let them know what was going on. It might have been an actor, it might have been the director, or maybe even one of the gaffers. It was very tough, we were the crew, the grips, the gaffers, the directors, Rob and I were two of the actors, we did the costumes, the make-up FX, everything. But if you're talking to make-up artists or gaffers or other rank-and-file workers in the industry, the values are much more traditional. What is the bond between gaffers and costumers? They are great as a unit so although the gaffer won't be there he will be, if you know what I mean. It took five minutes for the names of all the actors, producers, editors, gaffers, grips, best boys, dialect coaches, wig makers and steelworkers to crawl by. Each one of us, everybody here in this room, sound, gaffers, assistants, whoever it is, we all have to do something to reverse the effects of the C02. The gaffer huffed and puffed behind his camera man. The 60-year-old star caught a gaffer fooling around with an electronic toy designed to mimic the sound of flatulence and confiscated it. And not just extras, gaffers and best boys either; she's apparently done this to several of her costars. He is joking with the gaffer, and during the hour of the shoot, goes out of his way to speak to each of the crew, signs autographs, makes small talk. 2informal An old man. 〈非正式〉老头儿 Example sentencesExamples He noticed that one of the old gaffers had a bluish lump under his right ear (he would forget his face but he would never forget his ear) and the girl had a fine golden chain around her bare neck. An old gaffer sold me a whole crate of them for the price of a bottle. Old gaffers recited love-poetry, and made the evening shadows creep with more tales about a Greek-tongued demon of the hills. At first Pak Rabun reminded me of an old English gaffer. Synonyms old man, elderly man, senior citizen, pensioner, oap, grandfather 3British informal A person in charge of others; a boss. 〈英，非正式〉工头，领班；老板 Example sentencesExamples Both men, though, look set to make bigger names for themselves as gaffers than they did as players. The gaffer and the players kept asking if they could see it, so why not? Predicting a better period under Smith, he has been impressed by the new gaffer. Ferguson, one of the last of the old-style authoritarian gaffers, has had those rules challenged in a world that makes some footballers behave like Hollywood megastars. We have added seven players, the gaffer has freshened things up and kept competition for places at a premium. When the gaffer arrived, he knew many of the players by name only. Again and again the contributors write of you as a sort of capo, the gaffer, the boss. The overall squad isn't the biggest, so the gaffer needs as many players as possible and if everyone is fit, the squad is in better shape all round. The gaffer has spoken to the chairman and told me to just get on with organising everything. But the gaffer thought I'd looked all right in training and gave me the chance and I didn't want to let anyone down. It's the players who do the business, not the gaffer and when we cross that white line, it's up to us. Everyone knows we haven't got the biggest squad in the world and it seems that every time the gaffer gets another player back in the mix, he loses another through either injury or suspension - or both! The gaffer made me captain at the start of the season and I want to be back out there helping the lads get back up the league. The gaffer only buys quality players and he has brought in another one. I know all the lads are right behind the gaffer in his dislike of the United boss and they will be fired up - make no mistake. The gaffer is such a good manager that he is bound to attract interest from bigger clubs. Obviously, the gaffer is far superior in international football compared to me. Jacobs, now in his tenth season at the club, has seen gaffers come and go. The gaffer's man-management skills really shone through when we lost seven games on the trot earlier in the season. It's also helped that the gaffer has told me to play forward more. Synonyms boss, manager, manageress, foreman, forewoman, overseer, controller, supervisor, superintendent Origin Late 16th century (in gaffer (sense 3 of the noun)): probably a contraction of godfather; compare with gammer.
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