GAFFER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a person who exercises control over workers
   Synonym(s)
   • boss (what does boss mean?)
   • chief (what does chief mean?)
   • foreman (what does foreman mean?)
   • honcho (what does honcho mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman
   Hypernyms(s) gaffer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • supervisor (what does supervisor mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • baas (what does baas mean?)
   • ganger (what does ganger mean?)
   • straw boss (what does straw boss mean?)
   • assistant foreman (what does assistant foreman mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
   Hypernyms(s) gaffer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • electrician (what does electrician mean?)
   • lineman (what does lineman mean?)
   • linesman (what does linesman mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an elderly man
   Synonym(s)
   • antique (what does antique mean?)
   • old-timer (what does old-timer mean?)
   • oldtimer (what does oldtimer mean?)
   • old geezer (what does old geezer mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gaffer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • old man (what does old man mean?)
   • greybeard (what does greybeard mean?)
   • graybeard (what does graybeard mean?)
   • Methuselah (what does Methuselah mean?)