- (British English, informal)
a person who is in charge of a group of people, for example, workers in a factory, a sports team, etc. （工厂的）工头，领班；（运动队等的）领队，负责人 The gaffer told us we’re a good team. 老板告诉我们我们是一个好团队。
the person who is in charge of the electrical work and the lights when a film or television programme is being made （拍电影或电视节目的）照明电工
Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally meaning an old man): probably a contraction of godfather.