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How to pronounce “gaffer”
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Pronunciation guide for gaffer
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of gaffer with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Rick Smolan: A girl, a photograph, a homecoming 25 minutes
Then he said, "Do you have gaffer's tape?"
- Definition summary
- (film) A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce gaffer
Rick Smolan: A girl, a photograph, a homecoming 25 minutes

Then he said, "Do you have gaffer's tape?"
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “gaffer”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (film) A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.
- A glassblower.
- Someone aboard a boat whose duty is to gaff a (large) fish once the angler has reeled it in.
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