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GAFFER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who exercises control over workers
Example:
if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman
Synonyms:
boss; chief; foreman; gaffer; honcho
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gaffer" is a kind of...):
supervisor (one who supervises or has charge and direction of)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gaffer"):
baas (South African term for 'boss')
ganger (the foreman of a work gang)
assistant foreman; straw boss (a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("gaffer" is a kind of...):
electrician; lineman; linesman (a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An elderly man
Synonyms:
antique; gaffer; old-timer; old geezer; oldtimer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("gaffer" is a kind of...):
graybeard; greybeard; Methuselah; old man (a man who is very old)
