gaffers

noun

plural of gaffer
1
as in graybeards

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as in managers

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  1. patriarchs
  2. managers
  3. old-timers
  4. supervisors
  5. geriatrics
  6. superintendents
  7. ancients
  8. overseers
Noun
  • In the early years of Mormonism, polygamy was understood to reinstate the patriarchal and polygamous cultural norms of the Hebrew patriarchs, as depicted in the Hebrew Bible.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
  • As in The History of New York, the Dutch patriarchs are invariably idle and quiescent.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of patriarchs
Noun
  • This would give local managers greater flexibility to address wildfire risk, forest health, watersheds, timber production and local economic conditions.
    — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The next day, a league task force of team presidents and general managers discussed transgender eligibility but established no new standard.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of managers
Noun
  • While the boys bicker over stickball rules, old-timers Keith Hernandez, Willie Randolph and Tom Seaver argue from a stoop.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • There are the old-timers who have been cracking jokes on stage since before Gen Zers were born, including Marc Maron, Chelsea Handler and Martin Lawrence.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of old-timers
Noun
  • Sonoma County supervisors on Tuesday issued an emergency proclamation ahead of the developing El Niño season that is predicted to cause heavy rain during the winter.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Starting in the pandemic, supervisors were told to focus on individual deliverables.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of supervisors
Noun
  • The hospital complex in San Francisco was ranked top nationally in several specialties as well, including geriatrics, pulmonology — the treatment of respiratory conditions — and lung surgery.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The report rated hospital performance in 14 specialties or specialty areas, ranging from cancer to geriatrics to urology.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of geriatrics
Noun
  • Union County Public Schools has had four permanent superintendents since 2000, and current Superintendent Andrew Houlihan has led the district since 2016.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In a message to District 118 families Thursday, interim co-superintendents Todd Leden and Brian Wegley said Anderlik has been placed on administrative leave and is barred from entering district property or contacting students.
    — Mick Zawislak, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of superintendents
Noun
  • The exhibit features several dozen dinosaur animatronics that fully loom and roar, and a virtual aquarium stocked with swimming ancients.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 21 May 2026
Definition of ancients
Noun
  • Sacramento City Unified School District’s multiyear projections to address its fiscal crisis relied on revenue assumptions that alarmed fiscal overseers.
    — Chaewon Chung Updated October 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Now, our narrow-minded and hard-hearted lawmakers and education overseers do not want undocumented students in Florida to get a college education.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
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“Gaffers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaffers. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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