gaffer[noun]Synonyms:- manager, boss
(informal), foreman, overseer, superintendent, supervisor
- old man, granddad, greybeard, old boy
(informal), old fellow, old-timer
(U.S.)
Related Words: duffer,
geezer,
grandfather,
old boy,
veteran [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
gaf‧fer /ˈɡæfə $ -ər/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: Probably from godfather]
1. the person who is in charge of the lighting in making a cinema film
2. British English informal an old man – used humorously
3. British English informal a man who is in charge of people, especially in a factory
Synonym : boss [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲