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gaf·fer
/ˈgæfɚ/
鄉下老頭,老人,領班,照明工
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Gaf·fer
n.
1.
An
old
fellow
;
an
aged
rustic
.
Go
to
each
gaffer
and
each
goody
.
--
Fawkes
.
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
.
2.
A
foreman
or
overseer
of
a
gang
of
laborers
. [
Prov
.
Eng
.]
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
gaffer
n
1:
an
elderly
man
[
syn
:
old-timer
,
oldtimer
,
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
" [
syn
:
foreman
,
chief
,
honcho
,
boss
]
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