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Meanings of
gaffer
in inglés
portugués
velho
catalán
carrossa
español
antigualla
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An elderly man.
antique
oldtimer
old-timer
old geezer
español
antigualla
catalán
cap
español
patrón
Back to the meaning
A person who exercises control over workers.
chief
boss
foreman
honcho
español
patrón
Synonyms
Examples for "
antique
"
antique
oldtimer
old-timer
old geezer
Examples for "
antique
"
1
Homer was thus at once contemporary in content and
antique
in form.
2
The enthuriasm for installing bar rooms has created a new
antique
market.
3
The genuine
antique
or fake was not on it; it was missing.
4
I suspect it's an
antique
,
probably worth a fortune in today's market.
5
She opened her
antique
guidebook to the city, published sixty years before.
1
He says, 'Let me help you with that,
oldtimer
.
'
2
Pilgrims and tenderfeet they were, and their lack of foresight might well shock an
oldtimer
like Murphy.
3
A reg'lar
oldtimer
it's agoin' to be.
4
Frankie P., the Lunch Bunch
oldtimer
who was chairing the meeting, asked if someone wanted to do the Chip Club.
5
The
oldtimer
would have bombarded it with a large brunette pill about the size and color of a damson plum.
1
I'd've thought an
old
-
timer
like you would've known to bring a radio.
2
Despite his youth, Kane is something of an
old
-
timer
in musical terms.
3
He feels constantly on him the amusedly critical eye of the
old
-
timer
.
4
He remembered the advice of the
old
-
timer
on Sulphur Creek, and smiled.
5
The
old
-
timer
was his enemy of the river pirates, old Shorty Thunder.
1
You dont tell me that
old
geezer
has a brother a Monsignor!
2
Didn't you call that
old
geezer
a coward as well? she asked.
3
Galimore thought the
old
geezer
was probably exaggerating about the threats and harassment.
4
And that net stuff, you know, is what this
old
geezer
knows best.
5
There was a weird
old
geezer
if ever there was one.
ruso
оператор по свету
español
iluminista
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Head electrician for film and TV crews.
chief lighting technician
lighting gaffer
Related terms
filmmaking occupation
español
iluminista
Usage of
gaffer
in inglés
1
They were securely held down with
gaffer
tape and plastic safety bridges.
2
I got hold of some
gaffer
's
tape and thrashed for the surface.
3
Under the
gaffer
we have controlled matches more than we've been controlled.
4
Methinks,
gaffer
ass, you might as well have said Sir Grandpaw Steed.
5
To him Randall went at once, saying, So,
gaffer
,
how goes it?
6
Into the middle of this talk came Sam, bursting in with his
gaffer
.
7
Team News:Feeding the media is a necessary evil when donning the
gaffer
's
cap.
8
Christian Epps: A
gaffer
is in charge of executing the lighting.
9
This
gaffer
contrived to 'bilk' all the turnpikes in the kingdom.
10
The
gaffer
has picked up on it and it seems to be working.
11
The scene looked surreal, like a movie set lit by an overzealous
gaffer
.
12
To me,
gaffer
tape is the best piece of design in the world.
13
A stonemason and the bricklayer's
gaffer
are swiping at each other with battens.
14
The last person they passed was a sturdy old
gaffer
clipping a hedge.
15
So you just stick
gaffer
tape over their eye, don't you?
16
The
gaffer
has given me that opportunity to step in and make that impact.
Other examples for "gaffer"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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gaffer
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
old gaffer
black gaffer
poor gaffer
abashed gaffer
aged gaffer
More collocations
Translations for
gaffer
portugués
velho
catalán
carrossa
carrincló
antiquat
fòssil
cap
patrona
patró
capitost
español
antigualla
vejestorio
veterano
viejo
anciano
carcamal
matusalén
patrón
jefe
patrona
iluminista
ruso
оператор по свету
оператор света
осветитель
гафер
светооператор
Gaffer
through the time
Gaffer
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common