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Recent Examples of gaffer
With Vermes now out at Kansas City, there only two who currently occupy that dual role: San Jose Earthquakes boss Bruce Arena, and Chicago Fire gaffer Gregg Berhalter.
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
But the Colorado gaffer was not alone in shrinking in the moment.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
One lady was a stage manager, another read lines with actors, someone else was a gaffer.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
That belief is all down to the gaffer.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
But the Colorado gaffer was not alone in shrinking in the moment.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
One lady was a stage manager, another read lines with actors, someone else was a gaffer.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
That belief is all down to the gaffer.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaffer
Noun
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Rupert Murdoch, 94, patriarch of the News Corp empire, last year lost a legal battle over control of his media businesses, including Fox News.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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But although these primate patriarchs don’t nurse young or gather food (or provide any other essential care), a new study suggests their presence does have a beneficial impact.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
18 June 2025
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Li, who had a brief stint at a bank after graduating from the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies with a finance degree, joined Zhou Liu Fu simultaneously as a general manager.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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This is Montgomery's first time as an MLB manager in his coaching career.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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As the skipper of a 2024 pennant-winner, Boone has the honor of managing the American League in this year’s All-Star Game.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2025
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Register at skippers meeting at 10 a.m. July 4 at the yacht club, 1950 Harbor Drive North.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Does the town still have a past outside the fading memories of its old-timers?—
John Carlisle,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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More deals may or may not emerge – old-timer Mediacom is still operating independently - but none may ever again represent a real realignment in the cable world.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Gartner was Rodriguez-Kennedy’s immediate supervisor.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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In Cincinnati, supervisors at NIOSH’s two local sites – both of which investigate claims of injury and illness and develop programs to prevent them – were put on administrative last Tuesday.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Who among us oldsters doesn’t enjoy a good VFX-costume parlay?—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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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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Producers include longtime franchise stewards Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley, with Spielberg and Denis Stewart exec producing.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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It’s meant to thrill, not replicate a steward’s report.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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“Gaffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaffer. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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