gofer
or go-fer, go·pher
an employee whose chief duty is running errands.
Origin of gofer
1Words that may be confused with gofer
- gofer , gopher
Words Nearby gofer
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How to use gofer in a sentence
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 | THE DAILY BEASTIchikowitz said he served between 1992 and 1994 as a glorified gofer for the African National Congress.
On her second day, Mimi was given one of the anonymous gofer tasks familiar to most interns.
Intern's Memoir Details Affair With President Kennedy | Matthew DeLuca | February 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST"Henry Hill was a just a gofer," remembers veteran crime reporter Pileggi.
Dougherty got his start in the news business as a gofer on The Washington Post sports desk in the 1970s.
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
/ (ˈɡəʊfə) /
slang, mainly US and Canadian an employee or assistant whose duties include menial tasks such as running errands
Origin of gofer
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