gaffer
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈɡæfər/
- UK
:
capataz
- The gaffer ensured that all workers understood their tasks before starting the project.
- gaffer tape
Literally after we won, the whole team went out, the gaffer went out, got steaming, a couple of boys didn't sleep for two days, just got drunk for two days.
- Literally after we won, the whole team went out, the gaffer went out, got steaming, a couple of boys didn't sleep for two days, just got drunk for two days.
- With the Celtic a few weeks ago, there was Martin, the gaffer was there, so the Henrik, John Orton, you and me, I'll be Jackie McNamara, Lubo Stilly and myself.
Examples
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Jim Medcalf was our "kingpin," and I'd also like to thank my gaffer Andy Robertson.
Blog text (33) -
I don't know what the gaffer will do if I'm late.
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"If only we had a good gaffer, we could hang on to the boom, skip over these sand piles."
Fiction book (2002) -
During the construction of the building, the gaffer oversaw the workers to keep the project on schedule.
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As the gaffer, she managed the crew and coordinated their efforts to complete the task efficiently.
Synonyms
∞
1.9
A person who leads a group or community
∞
1.0
A person in charge of a group or workers
∞
3.6
A person in charge of a group who gives orders and leads them
∞
1.6
A person who controls money and work in a company
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2.8
A person who watches workers and helps them do their jobs correctly
187
3.1
A person who directs and watches workers on a building site or in a factory
24
4.8
A person who watches and directs workers at places like a factory or construction site
20
8.9
A person in charge of a team or project
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9.9
A person in charge at work who makes decisions
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9.1
A person who leads a small group of manual workers on a railway or construction site
A person in charge of workers in a mine or factory
A person who helps the foreman by supervising workers
A worker who leads other workers but has little power
A person who manages and directs workers
A person who manages workers on a farm or ranch
A person who organizes and looks after a camp
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gaffer comes from an old word for godfather or grandfather, so people used it for an 'old man' and then for the man in charge at work. That's why a gaffer means a foreman or supervisor on a work site.