Gaffer

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Gaffer

  1. A surname​.

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From gaffen +‎ -er

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡafɐ/
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Noun[edit]

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

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

Declension[edit]

Declension of Gaffer
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

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