GAFFER

gaffer. Gaffer, n. master, father, friend, old sir, ob.

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Gaf″fer (?), n. [[Possibly contr. fr. godfather; but prob. fr. gramfer for grandfather. Cf. Gammer.]] 1. 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. 2. A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers.