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Look up: Gaffer

  1. gaffer
    [n] - an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Gaffer
    NATO code name for misidentified SAM variant [NATO]
    Found on http://www.jedsite.info/index.html

  3. Gaffer
    Gaf'fer noun [ Possibly contr. from godfather ; but probably from gramfer for grandfather . Confer Gammer .] 1. An old fellow; an aged rustic. « Go to each gaffer and each goody.» Fawkes....
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/2

  4. gaffer
    1. An old fellow; an aged rustic. 'Go to each gaffer and each goody.' (Fawkes) ... 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. ... Origin: Possibly c...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. Gaffer
    • (n.) A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers. • (n.) An old fellow; an aged rustic.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. Gaffer
    Gaffer is slang for a boss.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  7. Gaffer
    Gaffer is slang for a boss.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  8. Gaffer
    The chief lighting technician for a production who is in charge of the electrical department.
    Found on http://www.filmland.com/glossary/Diction

  9. Gaffer
    Chief lighting technician.
    Found on http://fxhome.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t

  10. gaffer
    • an elderly man
    • an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
    • a person who exercises control over workers

    Found on

  11. Gaffer
    Immediately under the direction of the Director of Photographer the gaffer is the technician in charge of electronics. Her/his responsibilities primarily are concerned with lighting the set. Within the production hierarchy, the gaffer supervises the electrical crew
    Found on http://www.allmovie.com/glossary/term/ga

  12. Gaffer
    (boss) In colloquial British English `gaffer` means a foreman, and is used as a synonym for "boss". In the UK the term is also commonly used to refer to sports coaches (football, rugby, etc). The term is also sometimes used colloquially to refer to an old man, an elderly rustic. The...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaffer

  13. Gaffer
    (filmmaking) A `gaffer` in the motion picture industry and on a television crew is an Electrician that can be head of the electrical department, responsible for the execution (and sometimes the design) of the lighting plan for a production. Gaffer, outside of the motion picture industry, is a...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaffer



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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