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Gaffer

An old fellow; an aged rustic.

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Baas 76% connected

of Baa

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Ganger 76% connected

One who oversees a gang of workmen.

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Electrician 76% connected

An investigator of electricity; one versed in the science of electricity.

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Graybeard 76% connected

An old man.

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Supervisor 76% connected

One who supervises; an overseer; an inspector; a superintendent; as, a supervisor of schools.

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Antique 92% connected

Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.

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Boss 92% connected

Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.

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Chief 92% connected

The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority who directs the…

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Foreman 92% connected

The first or chief man

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