gaffer

Etymology 1
From.
 * The natural lighting on early film sets was adjusted by opening and closing flaps in the tent cloths, called or.

Noun

 * 1)  A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.
 * 2) A glassblower.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: осветител
 * Catalan: gaffer
 * Czech: vrchní osvětlovač
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: valaistusmestari
 * French:
 * German:
 * Icelandic: ljósameistari
 * Irish: saoiste
 * Italian: responsabile luci
 * Romanian: maestru de lumini
 * Russian: гла́вный освети́тель


 * Danish:

Etymology 2
Likely a contraction of, but with the vowels influenced by. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  An old man.
 * 2)  The leader of a group or team, such as a boss, foreman, coach, or publican.
 * 3) A sailor.
 * 4)  The baby in the house.
 * 1) A sailor.
 * 2)  The baby in the house.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:old man

Translations

 * Bulgarian: старче, дядка
 * Czech: strejc
 * Danish: gammel mand
 * Finnish:, ,
 * Georgian: მოხუცი,, ბებერი
 * Italian: ,
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: předák,
 * Danish: formand
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Georgian: ათისთავი
 * Italian: caposquadra
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,


 * Finnish: pikipöksy
 * Georgian: მეზღვაური

Etymology
From. Sense of gaffer-taping from.

Verb

 * 1) to make a gaffe; to mess up; botch up
 * 2) to gaffer tape

Noun

 * 1)  gaffer tape

Verb

 * 1)  to grasp