Gaffer

See also: gaffer

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Gaffer

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From gaffen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡafɐ/
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Noun

Gaffer m (strong, genitive Gaffers, plural Gaffer, feminine Gafferin)

  1. agent noun of gaffen
    1. (colloquial) rubberneck, gawker, onlooker (undesired spectator of a scene of crime or accident)

Declension
Declension of Gaffer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gaffer die Gaffer
genitive eines des Gaffers der Gaffer
dative einem dem Gaffer den Gaffern
accusative einen den Gaffer die Gaffer
  • Gafferei

See also

Further reading
  • “Gaffer” in Duden online
  • “Gaffer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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