Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Gaffer /(găf"fẽr)/ · Gaf·fer · IPA /ɡæfɚ/ 01 n. An old fellow; an aged rustic. 1. An old fellow; an aged rustic. “Go to each gaffer and each goody.” — Fawkes. 2. A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers.[Prov. Eng.]