gaffer

Definition of gaffernext

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Recent Examples of gaffer The only people who accompanied him were his gaffer, his first assistant camera, producer and still photographer; the rest were local hires arranged by production services company Jaguar Bite. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025 Tarps and blankets can only be placed with painter's, gaffer or masking tapes. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025 Our crew includes gaffers and key grips whose parents, and even grandparents, were in the industry. Gus Dominguez, IndieWire, 24 Aug. 2025 The bailiff pulled up gaffers tape from the floor and ripped off the white timeline sheets from the easel as Morris remained staring straight ahead. Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gaffer
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Noun
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revoked a ban that prevented the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and holding services.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The story of a working-class family and its patriarch’s hopes, dreams and frustrations is set in the 1950s.
    David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Resort manager Puspa, born in a small village on the east of Bali, can tell you everything there is to know about the local traditions, while farm manager Wayan’s passion for sustainable agriculture is infectious.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Harrison Bader connected against Walker Buehler for San Francisco's first home run this season and the Giants held off a late rally by the San Diego Padres to give rookie manager Tony Vitello his first victory, 3-2 on Monday night.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Sixteen years into the experiment, Twitter is a graybeard by internet years and by corporate standards.
    Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Joe Thornton, the Bruins' No. 1 draft pick in 1997, is now an NHL graybeard.
    Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
Noun
  • The newest team skipper had an 11-year pro ball career; specifically, 553 games across seven major league seasons.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Ex-Marlins manager Skip Schumaker will take the reins from four-time World Series champion Bruce Bochy, who did not return as the club’s skipper.
    Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Yet many of the old-timers and young tech workers who live here seem to have accepted the coming changes as an unavoidable reality of California’s deepening housing crisis.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The movie is all about old-timers, and it’s filled with real old-timers.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The new rules were approved by the county's recreation and park commission last week, and they are scheduled to go before the board of supervisors for a vote in the next two months.
    James Taylor, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Jaime, who had on a yellow reflective vest and a helmet, held up his phone near his supervisor’s and, courtesy of the FarEye app, instantly received the coördinates for the packages—a total of forty-five—he’d be delivering.
    Henry Alford, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Most oldsters like myself still will probably find revisiting the piece enjoyable.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Those devoted to the Charli cause will no doubt get more out of the film than an out-of-touch oldster like myself ever could.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Founded by marine life artist Wyland, the foundation empowers people of all ages to become stewards of our planet through hands-on educational programs, public art, and national initiatives like the Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation.
    CBS LA Staff, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Keaton, who is also a steward for AFGE Local 554, told ABC News last Monday about a colleague of hers who is a single mother.
    Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026

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“Gaffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaffer. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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