Gaffer

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English gaffe, a hook. (The lighting of early films, which used natural light, was adjusted by tent cloths adjusted by stagehands using long poles, called gaffes.)

Noun

gaffer (plural gaffers)

1. A lighting electrician for a motion-picture or television production.

Related terms

• gaffer tape

Translations

• Bulgarian: осветител m
• Danish: lysmand

Etymology 2

Probably from the French gramfer, grandfather, although possibly an alteration of godfather.

Noun

1. (colloquial) An old man.
2. (British) A foreman.

Translations

• Bulgarian: дядо n (1), старец m (1), надзирател m (2)
• Danish: gammel mand (1); formand (2)

fr:gaffer nl:gaffer zh:gaffer