gaffer

gaf·fer

noun \ˈga-fər\

Definition of GAFFER

1

: an old man — compare gammer

2

British a : foreman, overseer b : employer

3

: a head glassblower

4

: a lighting electrician on a motion-picture or television set

Origin of GAFFER

alteration of godfather

First Known Use: 1589

Other Job Terms

factotum, milliner, ostler, scrivener, tinker, webster, wordsmith

Rhymes with GAFFER

chaffer, Kaffir, kafir, laugher, quaffer, sclaffer, staffer