gaffer

  1. Noun.  (film) A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.
  2. Noun.  (colloquial) An old man.
  3. Noun.  (British) A foreman.
  4. Noun.  An "Old Gaffer" is a sailor.
  5. Noun.  In Maritime regions "the Little Gaffer" is the baby in the house. (the boss!).

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