Gaffer

See also: gaffer

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Gaffer

1. A surname.

Anagrams

• Graeff

German

Etymology

From gaffen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡafɐ/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

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

Related terms

• Gafferei

See also

• Schaulustiger

Further reading

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