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guvnor

guv·nor [ gúvnər ] (plural guv·nors)


noun  U.K. 
Definition:
 
1.  ( informal )
Same as  guv (sense 1) (sense 2)


2. father: used by upper-class young men to refer to or address their father ( dated informal )
The guvnor won't increase my allowance.

[Mid-19th century. Representing a pronunciation of governor]
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