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has gloss	(noun) an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set gaffer
has gloss	eng: A gaffer in the motion picture industry is the head of the electrical department, responsible for the execution (and sometimes the design) of the lighting plan for a production. Gaffer, outside of the motion picture industry, is a traditional British English word for an older man or boss. It is essentially a variant on grandfather, used as a term of respect for a village elder, and applied to those in charge of workers since the 19th century. Gaffer within the motion picture industry originally related to the moving of overhead equipment to control lighting levels using a gaff. It has been used for the chief electrician in films since 1936. His assistant is the best boy.
lexicalization	eng: gaffer
subclass of	(noun) a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines electrician, linesman, lineman

Meaning
Bulgarian
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lexicalization	bul: надзирател
lexicalization	bul: осветител
lexicalization	bul: старец
Catalan
has gloss	cat: Un gaffer en la indústria del cinema és el cap del departament elèctric, responsable de lexecució (i de vegades el disseny) de la il·luminació en una producció. En langlès britànic el terme gaffer fa molt de temps volia dir home vell , o el capatàs duna brigada dobrers. El terme també s'utilitzava per descriure als homes que ajustaven les llums en el teatre anglès i els homes que col·locaven fanals, amb el "gaff" que feien servir, un pal amb un ganxo en el seu final.
lexicalization	cat: gaffer
Danish
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lexicalization	dan: gammel mand
lexicalization	dan: lysmand
German
lexicalization	deu: Oberbeleuchter
Finnish
has gloss	fin: Valaisija eli gaffer (chief lighting technician) on elokuvan kuvauspaikalla toimiva pääsähköteknikko, joka tekee valaistussuunnitelman, koordinoi sekä vastaa lamppujen valinnasta ja sijoittamisesta. Valaisija toimii läheisesti kuvaajan ja gripien kanssa.
lexicalization	fin: valaisija
Maori
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lexicalization	mri: mataaro hiko matua
lexicalization	mri: kaitürama
Dutch
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lexicalization	nld: gaffer
Swedish
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lexicalization	swe: gamling

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