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English
Etymology
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Proper noun
Gaffer
- A surname.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From gaffen + -er.
Pronunciation
Noun
Gaffer m (strong, genitive Gaffers, plural Gaffer, feminine Gafferin)
- agent noun of gaffen
- (colloquial) rubberneck, gawker, onlooker (undesired spectator of a scene of crime or accident)
Declension
See also
Further reading
- “Gaffer” in Duden online
- “Gaffer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache