gaffer

head electrician responsible for lighting in film, TV, and theater productions
Intangible filmmaking_occupation Q1424726
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gaffer

Summary

gaffer is a filmmaking occupation[1]. gaffer draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (filmmaking_occupation category, ranking #16 of 34).[2]

Key Facts

  • gaffer's image is recorded as Focusing stage lights.jpg[3].
  • gaffer's instance of is recorded as filmmaking occupation[4].
  • gaffer's instance of is recorded as theatrical occupation[5].
  • gaffer's GND ID is recorded as 1037661850[6].
  • gaffer's GND ID is recorded as 1037661907[7].
  • gaffer's subclass of is recorded as electrician[8].
  • gaffer's field of this occupation is recorded as stage lighting[9].
  • gaffer's field of this occupation is recorded as support activities to performing arts[10].
  • gaffer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qqfmd[11].
  • gaffer's BBC Things ID is recorded as d209380a-e9f5-4c1c-898a-b87b93bea5ff[12].
  • gaffer's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Beleuchterin'}[13].
  • gaffer's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'lučkarka'}[14].
  • gaffer's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Beleuchter'}[15].
  • gaffer's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'lučkar'}[16].
  • gaffer's Krugosvet article is recorded as kultura_i_obrazovanie/teatr_i_kino/OSVETITEL.html[17].
  • gaffer's Lex ID is recorded as gaffer[18].
  • gaffer's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 10123978-n[19].
  • gaffer's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/69109bd3-7380-4335-89de-8c543c9a02f3[20].

Why It Matters

gaffer draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (filmmaking_occupation category, ranking #16 of 34).[2] gaffer has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] gaffer is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). gaffer. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gaffer
MLA “gaffer.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gaffer.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gaffer_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{gaffer}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gaffer}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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