gaffer

noun

1. A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.
2. A glassblower.

   “The apprentice carries a gather of glass on the blowpipe to the gaffer's bench […]”

3. Someone aboard a boat whose duty is to gaff a (large) fish once the angler has reeled it in.
4. (colloquial)An old person, usually a man.

   “If thou return not, Gammer o'er her pail Will sing in sorrow, 'neath the brinded cow, And Gaffer sigh over his nut-brown ale […]”

5. (UK, informal)The leader of a group or team, such as a boss, foreman, coach, or publican.

   “And you're here to tell me what's what. Just like your bloody gaffer promised.”

6. A sailor.
7. (Canada)The baby in the house.

name

1. A surname.