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as in patriarch
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as in manager
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Recent Examples of gaffer
With Vermes now out at Kansas City, there only two who currently occupy that dual role: San Jose Earthquakes boss Bruce Arena, and Chicago Fire gaffer Gregg Berhalter.
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
But the Colorado gaffer was not alone in shrinking in the moment.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
One lady was a stage manager, another read lines with actors, someone else was a gaffer.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
That belief is all down to the gaffer.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
But the Colorado gaffer was not alone in shrinking in the moment.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
One lady was a stage manager, another read lines with actors, someone else was a gaffer.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
That belief is all down to the gaffer.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaffer
Noun
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Rupert Murdoch, 94, patriarch of the News Corp empire, last year lost a legal battle over control of his media businesses, including Fox News.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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But although these primate patriarchs don’t nurse young or gather food (or provide any other essential care), a new study suggests their presence does have a beneficial impact.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
18 June 2025
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Li, who had a brief stint at a bank after graduating from the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies with a finance degree, joined Zhou Liu Fu simultaneously as a general manager.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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This is Montgomery's first time as an MLB manager in his coaching career.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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The boss man certainly has a soft spot for the graybeard – and Whitworth literally has a graying beard – who's been so exceptional over the years while protecting quarterbacks Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford, which is only a small part of what he's meant to the Rams.—
Nate Davis,
USA TODAY,
9 Feb. 2022
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Immediately, four dogs bound out of a modest pine log cabin, barking their fool heads off; there's George, a fluffy Newfoundland with a graybeard's tired face; Bunny, an Old English sheepdog; and Shih Tzus Clementine and Bear, the latter of whom cannot and will not be befriended.—
Ashlea Halpern,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Sep. 2021
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The main captain, though, will be Bernardo Silva, fulfilling a 2019 prophecy from Vincent Kompany, at the end of the Belgian defender’s time as City skipper.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Gill has already led from the front with the Gujarat Titans after being installed as skipper in the 2024 Indian Premier League.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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More deals may or may not emerge – old-timer Mediacom is still operating independently - but none may ever again represent a real realignment in the cable world.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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That puts him in league with ornery old-timers being refused entry into supermarkets, where customers queue outside, standing six feet apart.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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The agreement, which still needs to be ratified by the union membership and the supervisors, includes a $5,000 bonus in the first year, followed by a 2% cost of living adjustment and $2,000 bonus in the second year and a 5% salary increase the third year.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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After an unseasonably warm winter, for example, when temperatures in the Czech countryside failed to drop below zero, Arrowsmith, SFX supervisor Ondrej Nierostek and their team had no choice but to build their own frozen lake from scratch.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Who among us oldsters doesn’t enjoy a good VFX-costume parlay?—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Folks back in the day had Yoda as their feisty oldster and the kids now have Maz. 36.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 May 2023
Noun
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Sometimes you are handed a championship by race control and the stewards.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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However, after hearing both parties and taking into consideration all the evidence, the FIA stewards cleared Russell of any wrongdoing after several hours.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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“Gaffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaffer. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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