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as in patriarch
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as in manager
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Recent Examples of gaffer
While working as a gaffer on a commercial, the director of photography and cinematographer had a family emergency, giving Frohna the opportunity to lead the project.
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Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
Now everyone, including lighting gaffers, carpenters, production assistants, wardrobe, hair and makeup artists, zombie extras, gun wranglers, and all who bring movies and TV to life or not can go to work again.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 12 Nov. 2023
And that brings us to the next wrinkle: the business traditionally takes most, if not all, of December off to give every actor, gaffer, and agent a breather from what can be very long days and weeks the rest of the year.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
The series’ gaffer had the idea to blast the interviews with bright white light like an Avedon portrait.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
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Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
Now everyone, including lighting gaffers, carpenters, production assistants, wardrobe, hair and makeup artists, zombie extras, gun wranglers, and all who bring movies and TV to life or not can go to work again.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 12 Nov. 2023
And that brings us to the next wrinkle: the business traditionally takes most, if not all, of December off to give every actor, gaffer, and agent a breather from what can be very long days and weeks the rest of the year.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
The series’ gaffer had the idea to blast the interviews with bright white light like an Avedon portrait.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaffer
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The patriarch prepared all 10 of his children—five sons and five daughters—to manage the family business, according to a report from The Washington Post in 2003.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The two girls from the Aussie patriarch and his third wife Wendi Deng have an economic interest in the trust but no voting control.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
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With five teams in the mix for Crochet down the stretch, according to White Sox general manager Chris Getz, discussions turned a corner Tuesday night, shortly after free-agent Max Fried had signed an eight-year, $218 million deal with the New York Yankees.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Gang Green has lost nine of its last 10 games, and owner Woody Johnson fired Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas during that stretch.Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The boss man certainly has a soft spot for the graybeard – and Whitworth literally has a graying beard – who's been so exceptional over the years while protecting quarterbacks Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford, which is only a small part of what he's meant to the Rams.Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2022
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Immediately, four dogs bound out of a modest pine log cabin, barking their fool heads off; there's George, a fluffy Newfoundland with a graybeard's tired face; Bunny, an Old English sheepdog; and Shih Tzus Clementine and Bear, the latter of whom cannot and will not be befriended.Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2021
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Vessels can be chartered for bluewater fly fishing, with accompanying guides and skippers.Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Little skippers can take the wheel on a 90-minute water-taxi cruise on the Seine with River Limousine.Lauren Matison, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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Which is maybe closer to what some of the neighborhood’s old-timers loved about it to begin with.Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Dec. 2024
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That’s partly thanks to Harrison Ford and Neil Flynn’s easy old-timer chemistry.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
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The episode was quickly resolved by the market's supervisor who had given the team permission to document the sparse offerings on sale.Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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That included special effects supervisor Neil Corbould.Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Folks back in the day had Yoda as their feisty oldster and the kids now have Maz. 36.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
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The Duke is the true tale of an eccentric oldster who, in 1961, stole a Francisco Goya painting of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London.Dallas News, Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2022
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The Muth family didn’t start this delicious tradition, but the 103-year-old sweet shop has been the steward of the classic treat since a fire destroyed the old Busath’s candy store on Fourth Street just before Christmas in 1947. Learn the history of Modjeskas and how they're made.Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 14 Dec. 2024
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Episodes building competent boards: stewards of the future and leading sustainable finance transformation explain German business practices.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Gaffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaffer. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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