gofer

See also: go-fer

English

Alternative forms

• go-fer, gopher

Etymology

From go +‎ fer (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 hoarding activities.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoʊfɚ/
• Homophone: gopher

Noun

gofer (plural gofers)

1. (informal) A worker who runs errands; an errand boy.
   • 2001, William Hairston, Passion and Politics:

     More and more people agreed to help with the mailings, the hand-distribution of flyers, and telephonings. Others agreed to be gofers and fetchers.

Synonyms

• dogsbody

Translations

worker

• Czech: poskok (cs) m
• Danish: stik i rend dreng, fidibus (slang)
• Dutch: loopjongen (nl) m, manusje-van-alles (nl) n
• Finnish: juoksupoika (fi), lähetti (fi), tsuppari (fi)
• German: Aushilfskraft f
• Hungarian: fullajtár (hu), lóti-futi (hu)
• Japanese: パシリ (pashiri)
• Maori: tonotono
• Plautdietsch: Schekjbenjel m
• Polish: chłopiec na posyłki (pl) m
• Portuguese: moço de recados m
• Russian: ма́льчик на побегушках (ru) m (málʹčik na pobeguškax)
• Spanish: mandadero (es) m
• Tamil: அல்லக்கை (ta) (allakkai)

Further reading

• gofer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “gofer”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Forge, forge