gofer

or go-fer, go·pher

[ goh-fer ]

/ ˈgoʊ fər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR gofer ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Slang.

an employee whose chief duty is running errands.

Origin of gofer

1965–70; respelling of go for (verb phrase), with -er representing both vowel reduction in for and -er¹

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gofer

gofer , gopher

Words nearby gofer

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, goethite, Goetz, go far, go-faster stripe, gofer, goffer, goffering, Goffstown, go fish, go fly a kite

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Example sentences from the Web for gofer

I was the gofer guy who made $285 a week cleaning toilets.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’|The Center for Investigative Reporting|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Henry Hill was a just a gofer," remembers veteran crime reporter Pileggi.
Goodfellas Turns 20|Sean Macaulay|September 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Dougherty got his start in the news business as a gofer on The Washington Post sports desk in the 1970s.
McCain's New Nemesis|Samuel P. Jacobs|May 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A relic of old times is found in the custom at Newark known as “Ringing for Gofer.”
The Great North Road: London to York|Charles G. Harper

British Dictionary definitions for gofer

gofer

/ (ˈɡəʊfə) /

noun

slang, mainly US and Canadian an employee or assistant whose duties include menial tasks such as running errands

Word Origin for gofer

C20: originally US: alteration of go for

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	gofer
释义	gofer or go-fer, go·pher [ goh-fer ] / ˈgoʊ fər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gofer ON THESAURUS.COM noun Slang. an employee whose chief duty is running errands. Origin of gofer 1965–70; respelling of go for (verb phrase), with -er representing both vowel reduction in for and -er¹ WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gofer gofer , gopher Words nearby gofer Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, goethite, Goetz, go far, go-faster stripe, gofer, goffer, goffering, Goffstown, go fish, go fly a kite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gofer I was the gofer guy who made $285 a week cleaning toilets. Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’\|The Center for Investigative Reporting\|November 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST "Henry Hill was a just a gofer," remembers veteran crime reporter Pileggi. Goodfellas Turns 20\|Sean Macaulay\|September 21, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Dougherty got his start in the news business as a gofer on The Washington Post sports desk in the 1970s. McCain's New Nemesis\|Samuel P. Jacobs\|May 12, 2010\|DAILY BEAST A relic of old times is found in the custom at Newark known as “Ringing for Gofer.” The Great North Road: London to York\|Charles G. Harper British Dictionary definitions for gofer gofer / (ˈɡəʊfə) / noun slang, mainly US and Canadian an employee or assistant whose duties include menial tasks such as running errands Word Origin for gofer C20: originally US: alteration of go for Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gofer peon, grunt, scrub, office boy, go getter, office girl
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gofer

or go-fer, go·pher

noun Slang.

Origin of gofer

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gofer

Words nearby gofer

Example sentences from the Web for gofer

British Dictionary definitions for gofer

noun

Word Origin for gofer

Words related to gofer