gaffer
noun
[ ˈɡafə ]
• a person in charge of others; a boss.
• "street cleaners stopping for a smoke when their gaffer isn't in the vicinity"
Similar:
boss,
manager,
manageress,
foreman,
forewoman,
overseer,
controller,
supervisor,
superintendent,
ganger,
bossman,
number one,
kingpin,
top dog,
bigwig,
big cheese,
Mr Big,
skipper,
governor,
guv'nor,
honcho,
head honcho,
numero uno,
padrone,
sachem,
big wheel,
big kahuna,
big white chief,
high muckamuck,
• the chief electrician in a film or television production unit.
• an old man.
• "you'll find the same old distinguished-looking gaffers at any awards dinner"
Similar:
old man,
elderly man,
senior citizen,
pensioner,
OAP,
grandfather,
bodach,
old boy,
old guy,
old codger,
old geezer,
old-timer,
greybeard,
grandad,
wrinkly,
old bloke,
buffer,
josser,
old coot,
grandsire,
ancient,
senex,
Origin:
late 16th century (in gaffer (sense 3 of the noun)): probably a contraction of godfather; compare with gammer.
