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gaffer n. 鄉下老頭,老人,領班,照明工 鄉下老頭,老人,領班,照明工 gaffer n 1: an elderly man [ synonym: { old- timer}, { oldtimer}, { gaffer}, { old geezer}, { antique}] 2: an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set 3: a person who exercises control over workers; " if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [ synonym: { foreman}, { chief}, { gaffer}, { honcho}, { boss}] Gaffer \ Gaf" fer\ ( g[ a^] f" f[~ e] r), n. [ Possibly contr. fr. godfather; but prob. fr. gramfer for grandfather. Cf. { Gammer}.] 1. An old fellow; an aged rustic. [ 1913 Webster] Go to each gaffer and each goody. -- Fawkes. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Gaffer was originally a respectful title, now degenerated into a term of familiarity or contempt when addressed to an aged man in humble life. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers. [ Prov. Eng.] [ 1913 Webster] 68 Moby Thesaurus words for " gaffer": Big Brother, Father Time, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, auditor, boatswain, boss, centenarian, chief, comptroller, controller, dotard, duffer, elder, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker, foreman, ganger, geezer, golden- ager, gramps, grandfather, grandsire, graybeard, head, headman, inspector, monitor, nonagenarian, noncommissioned officer, octogenarian, old boy, old chap, old codger, old dog, old duffer, old geezer, old gent, old gentleman, old man, old party, old- timer, older, oldster, overman, overseer, pantaloon, patriarch, presbyter, proctor, senior citizen, septuagenarian, sexagenarian, sirdar, slave driver, straw boss, subforeman, super, superintendent, supervisor, surveyor, taskmaster, the quiet- voiced elders, venerable sir, veteran, visitor
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