1) An 2) Baas 3) Boss 4) Foreman 5) Ganger 6) Honcho 7) Veteran 1) An elderly man 2) Antique 3) Boss, overseer 4) Cable guy 5) Electrician on a film set 6) Electrician on the set 7) Exclusively Saxon word 8) Exclusively Anglo word 9) Film set electrician 10) Graybeard 11) Greybeard 12) Lighting electrician on a set 13) Member of a film crew 14) Methuselah 15) Movie crew electrician 
[filmmaking] A gaffer in the motion picture industry and on a television crew is the head electrician, responsible for the execution (and sometimes the design) of the lighting plan for a production. The term gaffer originally related to the moving of overhead equipment to control lighting levels using a gaff. The term has been used for the ...
• (n.) A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers. • (n.) An old fellow; an aged rustic.
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
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 contr. Fr. Godfather; but prob. Fr. Gramfer for gra...
Chief lighting technician.
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. » Gaffer was originally a respectf...
The chief lighting technician for a production who is in charge of the electrical department.
Gaffer is slang for a boss.
[n] - an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
(Lesser) Boss … usually a supervisor or shed boss
NATO code name for misidentified SAM variant [NATO]
Chief lighting technician who is responsible for designing and creating lighting plan.