Gaffer
Gaffer (gaf"fẽr) , noun
[Possibly contr. from godfather; but prob. from gramfer for grandfather. Compare Gammer.]
1.
An old fellow; an aged rustic.
Go to each gaffer and each goody.
Gaffer was originally a respectful title, now degenerated into a term of familiarity or contempt when addressed to an aged man in humble life.
2.
A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers. [Provincial English]