Meanings
noungaffer tape (countable and uncountable, plural gaffer tapes)
plural gaffer tapes · alternative gaffer's tape · alternative gaffers tape
- countableuncountableA sturdy adhesive tape, made of plastic reinforced with cross-linked fibre, often used by stage lighting electricians.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From gaffer (“lighting electrician”) + tape.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian изолирбанд
- изолирбанд (izolirband)sturdy adhesive tape
Chinese Mandarin 膠布 /胶布, 電器膠帶 /电器胶带
- 膠布 /胶布 (jiāobù)sturdy adhesive tape
- 電器膠帶 /电器胶带 (diànqì jiāodài)sturdy adhesive tape
- 絕緣膠帶 /绝缘胶带 (juéyuán jiāodài)sturdy adhesive tape
Finnish roudarinteippi
- roudarinteippisturdy adhesive tape
German Panzerband, Gewebeband
- Panzerbandsturdy adhesive tape
- Gewebebandsturdy adhesive tape
- Gewebeklebebandsturdy adhesive tape
Hungarian szigetelőszalag
- szigetelőszalagsturdy adhesive tape
Japanese ガッファーテープ
- ガッファーテープ (gaffā tēpu)sturdy adhesive tape
Korean 개퍼 테이프
- 개퍼 테이프 (gaepeo teipeu)sturdy adhesive tape
Polish lasotaśma
- lasotaśmasturdy adhesive tape
Russian изоле́нта
- изоле́нта (izolénta)sturdy adhesive tape
Swedish gaffatejp
- gaffatejpsturdy adhesive tape
Cite this entry
APA
gaffer tape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaffer%20tape
MLA
“gaffer tape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaffer%20tape. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gaffer tape,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaffer%20tape.
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