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or gopher
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Recent Examples of gofer
Their brother, Bill, steals the film as an unstable groundskeeper who is tasked with killing an errant gopher.
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
The commissioners have also overseen the heartbreaking and mounting losses of species such as Florida gopher tortoises to development.
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Joe Murphy,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2026
Protect new plants by planting into gopher baskets.
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Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
Address existing gopher problems through methods such as applying toxic baits.
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David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
11 Apr. 2026
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
The commissioners have also overseen the heartbreaking and mounting losses of species such as Florida gopher tortoises to development.
—
Joe Murphy,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2026
Protect new plants by planting into gopher baskets.
—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
Address existing gopher problems through methods such as applying toxic baits.
—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
11 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gofer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gofer
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During the congressional hearing, Ranyan testified that the agency’s assistant secretary for security met with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department earlier in the year to pursue a contract for 24-hour patrol.
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Heat assistant coach Wayne Ellington will coach the team.
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Having progressed from bottle washing and being a general dogsbody to a youth strength and conditioning coach, Bunce served as Southampton’s head of athletic development between 2011 and 2014, working closely with youngsters such as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Luke Shaw.
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Mercedes is everybody’s dogsbody, at home and at work.
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The burly bureaucrat in dark slacks and a navy sweater has a scruffy beard and the frazzled look of an anonymous factotum thrust into the limelight.
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Having thus proved his usefulness — and that there’s no task too lowly for this factotum to unquestioningly carry out — Henri is duly hired and suddenly his fortunes are on the rise.
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What is the return for the employee, e.g. less drudge work, faster decisions, more time for higher-value tasks?
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Although free labor can help a candidate win, volunteers are also seen as a source of risk, best restricted to such drudge work as phone banking or door knocking.
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The attendant said nothing was taken.
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My regular waiter, Ryan, always had a glass of orange juice waiting for me at breakfast; my cabin attendant Sabrine kept my fridge stocked with sparkling water; and bartender Dennis always had my cocktail ready to go for me following dinner.
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Her housekeeper, who is Ethiopian, sustained less-severe injuries in the attack, Khalil's relatives said.
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The 1980s domestic comedy helped put fairly progressive content — for its time — into prime time, as it was centered around a single dad and former pro baseball player (Danza) who takes a job as a live-in housekeeper for a powerful ad executive (Light).
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“Gofer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gofer. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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