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Synonyms & Antonyms of gaffer
1
as in patriarch, graybeard
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for gaffer
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for gaffer
2
as in ganger
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for gaffer
- ganger
- [British]
- leadman,
- manager,
- overseer,
- principal,
- skipper,
- standard-bearer,
- steward,
- straw boss,
- superintendent,
- superior,
- supervisor
- boss,
- boss man,
- captain,
- chief,
- foreman,
- forewoman,
- head,
- headman,
- helmsman,
- honcho,
- jefe,
- kingpin,
- leader,
- master,
- mistress,
- taskmaster,
- taskmistress
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The first known use of gaffer was in 1589
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