[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gaffer \gaf"fer\ ga^f"f~er, n. possibly contr. fr.
   godfather; but prob. fr. gramfer for grandfather. cf.
   gammer.
   1. an old fellow; an aged rustic.
      1913 webster

            go to each gaffer and each goody.     --fawkes.
      1913 webster

   note: gaffer was originally a respectful title, now
         degenerated into a term of familiarity or contempt when
         addressed to an aged man in humble life.
         1913 webster

   2. a foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers. prov. eng.
      1913 webster
see also:
gammer 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

gaffer
     n 1: an elderly man syn: old-timer, oldtimer, old geezer,
          antique
     2: an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
     3: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to
        leave early you have to ask the foreman" syn: foreman,
        chief, honcho, boss
see also:
old-timer oldtimer old geezer antique foreman chief 
honcho boss 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

68 moby thesaurus words for "gaffer":
   big brother, father time, methuselah, nestor, old paar, auditor,
   boatswain, boss, centenarian, chief, comptroller, controller,
   dotard, duffer, elder, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker,
   foreman, ganger, geezer, golden-ager, gramps, grandfather,
   grandsire, graybeard, head, headman, inspector, monitor,
   nonagenarian, noncommissioned officer, octogenarian, old boy,
   old chap, old codger, old dog, old duffer, old geezer, old gent,
   old gentleman, old man, old party, old-timer, older, oldster,
   overman, overseer, pantaloon, patriarch, presbyter, proctor,
   senior citizen, septuagenarian, sexagenarian, sirdar, slave driver,
   straw boss, subforeman, super, superintendent, supervisor,
   surveyor, taskmaster, the quiet-voiced elders, venerable sir,
   veteran, visitor

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