Synonyms for gaffer
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.
- n. 2
A glassblower.
Related words
- Phrases
- gaffer tape gaffer's tape
Forms
- Plural
- gaffers → bosses, foremen, chiefs, honchos…
Example sentences
- boss Between you and me, he's in trouble with the boss.
- foreman The workers didn't want Tom to be their foreman.
- antique Can you tell me where the nearest antique shop is?
- geezer I can't believe she's going to marry that old geezer.
- glassblower I know that Tom used to be a glassblower.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| gaffer | rising | |
| boss | rising | |
| foreman | falling | |
| antique | rising | |
| geezer | rising | |
| glassblower | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- boss1
- 5 letters
- chief1
- 6 letters
- geezer, honcho2, codger
- 7 letters
- antique2, foreman2
- 8 letters
- oldtimer
- 11 letters
- glassblower3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (honcho2 = 2 syllables).