gaffers

Definition of gaffersnext
plural of gaffer
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Noun
  • Many managers will be focusing on double-gameweek assets and chasing last week’s points.
    Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • On April 17th, Jean attended a first-ever virtual meeting for Midwest-West managers.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Rebekah, in the Hebrew Bible, matriarch who is the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob, both key patriarchs.
    Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
  • What father would ever allow such devastation, assuring fellow patriarchs that their lives without sons would be ruined forever?
    David John Chávez, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Roughly 30% of Gautam’s hotel staff in Florida are Haitians who are TPS holders, working as housekeepers, landscapers, supervisors and in other positions.
    Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The lack of supervision of new workers on cases is also a problem, according to the DCF worker, who explained that many supervisors work remotely.
    Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Some bargain hunters poked around, while a handful of old-timers walked the halls for exercise.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Tastee-Freez was where Middle American children were rewarded, budding adults savored their first morsels of independence, and old-timers gathered to reminisce.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The board is composed of athletic directors, principals, and superintendents.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • Representing Fort Worth school district at the listening session were deputy superintendents Daniel Soliz and Kellie Spencer, and chief of staff Louis Kushner.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • What was shocking was that searches for novels about geriatrics period almost exclusively turned up women not very much older.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
  • Most American medical schools ensure that every student rotates through pediatrics; far fewer require a dedicated geriatrics rotation.
    Ken Dychtwald, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In other words, Doomsayers see a world of declining resources that needs overseers to divvy them up.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
  • While the model still lacks the judgment or taste of its human overseers, executives don’t expect that gap to last long.
    Harry Booth, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In terms of skippers, our Frank Selee might rightly be considered more philosopher than a pugilist.
    Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 6 May 2026
  • While Cora, who was also part of the Astros’ 2017 sign-stealing scandal, is now on the unemployment line, he is considered one of the better skippers in baseball.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Gaffers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaffers. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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