gofer
US/ˈɡoʊfɚ/
gofer noun: a worker who runs errands; an errand boy.
Noun
gofer (plural gofers)
- A worker who runs errands; an errand boy.
- They were learning to do what in all my years in the music business I never saw — which was women running a record company, women producing concerts, women learning to be engineers, women moving into this absolutely all-male enclave. You never saw a woman in any of those positions, in any of that...1989 December 3, Pam Mitchell, Ronnie Gilbert, “Carrying On The Honorable Tradition Of 'Protest Music'”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 21, page 9
- More and more people agreed to help with the mailings, the hand-distribution of flyers, and telephonings. Others agreed to be gofers and fetchers.2001, William Hairston, Passion and Politics
- Synonyms:
- dogsbody
gofer meaning in Tamil
gofer in Tamil
- worker
- அல்லக்கை allakkai
Synonyms of gofer
Forms of gofer
| plural | gofers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | go-fer |
| alternative form | gopher |
Origin of gofer
From go + fer (pronunciation spelling of for), as in “go for coffee” or “go for that document” etc. Possibly also a pun on the rodent gopher, animals known for both their vast tunneling and their hoarding activities.
Questions about gofer
- What does gofer mean?
- Gofer means a worker who runs errands; an errand boy.
- What is gofer in Tamil?
- Gofer in Tamil is அல்லக்கை (allakkai). See Gofer meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is gofer?
- Gofer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gofer?
- Gofer is pronounced /ˈɡoʊfɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of gofer?
- The plural of gofer is gofers.
Words near gofer in the dictionary
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