gofer

English

Etymology

From go +‎ fer (for).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gofer (plural gofers)

1. (informal) A worker who runs errands; an errand boy.
   • 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
• Japanese: パシリ (pashiri)
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• Maori: tonotono
• Portuguese: moço de recados m
• Russian: ма́льчик на побегушках m (málʹčik na pobeguškax)
• Spanish: mandado (es)
• Tamil: அல்லக்கை (ta) (allakkai)

Anagrams

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