• Gaffer (boss), a British colloquial term for "boss" or "old man"
• Gaffer (motion picture industry), the head of the electrical department
• Gaffer tape, a type of adhesive tape
• Gaffer, character in the Muppets
• Gaffa (band), a punk band
• Grant, a synonym for Gaffa
• Gaffers, a nickname applied to a member of the Gaffney family
• GAFFA, a Danish music magazine

gaffer A type of boat which has a gaff rigged main sail