gaffer
A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television productionA chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.
» Tom is the gaffer here.
Тут начальник Том.
Том тут за шефа.
Том тут за головного.
Тут Том хазяїн.
Тут Том керує парадом.
Meaning
7 sensesA chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.
Oberbeleuchter
гла́вный освети́тельglávnyj osvetítelʹ
A glassblower.
Someone aboard a boat whose duty is to gaff a (large) fish once the angler has reeled it in.
(colloquial)An old person, usually a man.
стари́кstarík
an elderly man
(UK, informal)The leader of a group or team, such as a boss, foreman, coach, or publican.
деся́тникdesjátnik, бригади́рbrigadír
A sailor.
(Canada)The baby in the house.
Examples
1 sentencesTom is the gaffer here.
Тут начальник Том.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
From gaff (“hook”) + -er. Likely a contraction of godfather, but with the vowels influencFrom gaff (“hook”) + -er.
Likely a contraction of godfather, but with the vowels influenced by grandfather. Compare French compère, German Gevatter.
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