The word 'gaffer' is correct and usable in written English.
It is used in the UK to refer to a person who is in charge of a movie or television set, usually a chief electrician. Example sentence: The gaffer made sure that the lights were set up properly for the filming.
Gaffer tape can be used in a myriad of situations, like making double-sided tape to attach last-minute signage or de-marking step edges (provided the colours contrast).
Gaffer tape, cable ties, WD40, a multi-tool and a mallet.
10 55PM In homage to their gloriously foolish single Feed The Mantaray, someone has come to the gig wearing a bedsheet decorated with silver Gaffer tape.
Even David May, who had the misfortune to score his first goal for the club when the watching world was more interested in what happened on the sidelines than the pitch, can see the funny side: "At full-time the gaffer had a go at me for their equaliser.
"Better Together", deadpans Keir McAllister, "even sounds creepy: the sort of thing your psycho ex would say once they'd locked you up in a dungeon with gaffer tape around your mouth .Colour benefits the "yes" campaign.
The chair has been extended to include the glassmaking crew, the gaffer and two or three assistants.
The gaffer suspects several hours playing football on a video game is not conducive to a good performance in the real thing Driving a coach with 18 players and 10 staff can be a thankless task and, despite the new facilities, Jeff got the usual abuse for his navigational skills, "New coach, same old driver," yelled Mathieu Baudry as we hit traffic on the M1.
"I've got a point to prove in that I want to show the gaffer what I can |do and I want to be starting games," Bent said.
The gaffer was a defender for a long time - over 20 years as a professional.
That's showbiz "It was the most unpleasant thing that has ever happened to me while filming – having my undercarriage dealt with by gaffer tape".
"The way the gaffer likes to play is fine for me," said Evatt.
