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as in patriarch
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as in manager
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Recent Examples of gaffer
That belief is all down to the gaffer.
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Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
For example, the gaffer, Thomas Garreau, really found a solution for this quarry shot.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
But the Colorado gaffer was not alone in shrinking in the moment.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
But productions have been slow to resume in the L.A. area, meaning that people all up and down the entertainment industry—from actors to editors to gaffers to production assistants—have less discretionary income.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
For example, the gaffer, Thomas Garreau, really found a solution for this quarry shot.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
But the Colorado gaffer was not alone in shrinking in the moment.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
But productions have been slow to resume in the L.A. area, meaning that people all up and down the entertainment industry—from actors to editors to gaffers to production assistants—have less discretionary income.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaffer
Noun
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Tensions between the two sides came to a head in 1054, when Leo and the patriarch of Constantinople, Michael Cerularius, excommunicated each other.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 May 2025
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Rahul Kohli is also set to portray Ed Patil, along with David Morse as the family patriarch Harris Sinclair.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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So, how do the Premier League’s other managers react in these scenarios?—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 finalist Lexi Love is undergoing a 30-day rehab program to seek treatment for substance abuse as well as emotional therapy, her manager exclusively shares with Entertainment Weekly.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
11 May 2025
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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
Noun
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By this time, the wind had reached 30 knots, or about 34 miles per hour, and the ship was beginning to lean to one side — and the deckhand ran to wake the skipper, which happened around 4 a.m.—
Greta Bjornson,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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Bayesian’s skipper, James Cutfield, told the overnight watchkeepers to wake him if the wind speed increased above 23 mph or if the boat started dragging anchor, the report said.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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For decades, old-timers like me figured there was just no way anyone could get to 894.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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From Matt Damon’s anxious pickpocket to Carl Reiner’s old-timer master of disguise, each member of the gang is unforgettable in their own way, and the precision with which Soderbergh arranges them during the big heist is hugely satisfying every time.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The city’s transit supervisors are set to vote against the MTA rank and file in the upcoming primary for Gotham’s comptroller.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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The two Democratic supervisors want to change how the county calculates its minimum reserve amount and expand the definition of what counts as reserves.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 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
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Conrad Moran has worked as a lounge steward at Goodison through its many ups and downs.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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On May 22, a piece of that lineage will find a new steward when this 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Lungo Cabriolet crosses the auction block through RM Sotheby’s in Milan.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
14 May 2025
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“Gaffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaffer. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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