gopher
3
9.5
- noun
- /ˈɡoʊfər/
- Informal
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- As a junior staff member, she spent her days as a gopher, running errands for the busy sales team.
And so I then got to understand how the mob worked and spent about a year hanging out as a Gopher like go getting them stuff at the track.
- And so I then got to understand how the mob worked and spent about a year hanging out as a Gopher like go getting them stuff at the track.
Examples
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I was just a gopher.
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He was a gopher, and he was beginning to get in trouble.
Blog text (10) -
You'd be strictly a gopher at first, you understand.
Fiction book (2000) -
He started writing original tunes, got a day job as a gopher in a recording studio, and would stay late many nights to record demos.
Blog text (6) -
Barbara: Barbara Jones, middle school physical education instructor, gymnastics coach, and all-around gopher.
Academic text (1991) -
Starting as a gopher in the industry, he quickly learned the ropes and impressed everyone with his dedication.
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The new employee took on the role of a gopher, making coffee and organizing meetings for the senior sales agents.
Synonyms
16
5.0
A person who is active and tries hard to succeed, especially at work
3
6.1
A person who is very willing to do extra work and works harder than others
1
8.2
A person who is energetic and determined
Antonyms
Compounds
- US
1
7.0
A large North American snake that is not venomous and lives in burrows eating rodents
A small burrowing animal like a mouse that has fur-lined cheek pouches and makes dirt mounds
A small animal that lives underground in grasslands and carries food in pockets in its cheeks
A small animal that lives underground and digs tunnels in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida
A small burrowing rodent that lives in western United States valleys and meadows with fur-lined cheek pouches
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gopher for a busy helper comes from the phrase go for, meaning 'to go and get something'. A helpful way to remember it is that a gopher is someone who will 'go for' things for others, which is why it means an energetic assistant or salesperson.