- The Gaffer
The Gaffer may refer to:
* "The Gaffer" (TV series), a British comedy television series of the early 1980s
*Hamfast Gamgee , a fictional character in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings"
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The Gaffer (TV series) — Infobox television show name = The Gaffer caption = format = Sitcom runtime = 30mins creator = Graham White director = Alen Tarrant starring = Bill Maynard, Russell Hunter channel = ITV first aired = 9 January 1981 last aired = 5 July 1983… … Wikipedia
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gaffer — n a. a boss. A rustic term of address or descriptive word for an old man or master current in Britain since the 16th century, gaffer is a contraction of grandfather . It is still widely used, particularly by working class speakers. If I were you… … Contemporary slang
gaffer — [[t]gæ̱fə(r)[/t]] gaffers N COUNT: usu the N in sing; N VOC People use gaffer to refer to the the person in charge of the workers at a place of work such as a factory. [BRIT, INFORMAL] The gaffer said he d been fined for not doing the contract on … English dictionary
