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Gaffer
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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)
- A lighting electrician for a motion-picture or television production.
Related terms
- gaffer tape
Translations
- Bulgarian: осветител m
- Danish: lysmand
Etymology
Probably from the French gramfer, grandfather, although possibly an alteration of godfather.
Noun
- (colloquial) An old man.
- (British) A foreman .
Translations
- Bulgarian: дядо n (1), старец m (1), надзирател m (2)
- Danish: gammel mand (1); formand (2)
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