gofer
or go-fer, go·pher
[ goh-fer ]
nounSlang.
an employee whose chief duty is running errands.
Origin of gofer
11965–70; 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
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How to use gofer in a sentence
All the secretaries and gofers that worked for Berg, Lewis & Takayama were young and pretty, regardless of their gender.
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
Origin of gofer
1C20: originally US: alteration of go for
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