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gaffer
noun- used as a form of address UK: ENGLAND, 1748
A loose variation of “gaffer” as “boss” or “old man,” usually showing respect.- ALF: All I want is to do what’s right. CARDWICK: Look, Gaffer, there’s good causes and there’s bad causes. — John O’Toole, The Bush and the Tree [Six Granada Plays], p. 35, 1960
- an employer, a boss, a foreman UK, 1659
- I told the gaffer that yer’d probly be interested. — Niall Griffiths, Kelly + Victor, p. 141, 2002
- a senior electrician in a film unit US
- — Raymond Spottiswoode, The Focal Encyclopedia of Film and Television Techniques, 1969
- on the railways, a track crew supervisor US
- — Ramon Adams, The Language of the Railroader, p. 66, 1977
- in motorcyle racing, a leader of a racing team US
- — John Lawlor, How to Talk Car, p. 53, 1965
- in circus and carnival usage, a manager US
- — Don Wilmeth, The Language of American Popular Entertainment, p. 105, 1981
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