gofer

noun

variants or gopher
Definition of gofernext
as in assistant

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Recent Examples of gofer Kisatchie National Forest was selected as the release site because of its abundant underground shelters, like tree stump holes and gopher burrows, appropriate for the Louisiana pine snake’s needs. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026 Visitors can walk 7 miles of trails and see 140 bird species and animals such as manatees, dolphins, alligators, otters, bobcats, sea turtles and gopher tortoises. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026 While conservationists have learned everything there is to know about dusky gopher frogs — including habitat management, breeding and larval development —the importance of rebuild its population extends far beyond one species. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026 Their brother, Bill, steals the film as an unstable groundskeeper who is tasked with killing an errant gopher. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for gofer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gofer
  1. assistant
  2. dogsbody
  3. factotum
  4. drudge
  5. attendant
  6. housekeeper
Noun
  • Second-year University of Connecticut student Kira Mesick jumped at the chance to fill a resident assistant job at the university’s new, $29 million residence hall in downtown Hartford, seizing on its Pratt Street location.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Sustaining a life in medicine would be impossible without the support of my colleagues — doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, medical assistants, technicians and translators.
    — Rajani LaRocca, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of assistant
Noun
  • From 1938 to 1940 Nick Clifford was on Mount Rushmore, first as dogsbody and wood-chopper, then as labourer and winchman.
    — The Economist, The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Charley, who already has a casual job with Del (Steve Buscemi), a local horse trainer, now becomes his full-time dogsbody, or nagsbody—cleaning the stables, driving the truck, or walking Lean on Pete.
    — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2018
Definition of dogsbody
Noun
  • 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.
    — Joshua Hunt, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026
  • 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.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 May 2026
Definition of factotum
Noun
  • 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.
    — Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Workers may be hoping that AI can finally take over their drudge work in the new year—ease their loads and shorten the workweek, or at least make more space for life outside the office.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2025
Definition of drudge
Noun
  • But the attorneys said there were no infractions for the attendants to act on.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Brian Thure fraudulently hired personal service workers through Taylor Farms, including a personal chef, personal driver, handyman, personal trainer, aquarium and maintenance attendant, the lawsuit alleges.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of attendant
Noun
  • The actor said a housekeeper told his family that ‘God spoke to’ her about his trajectory.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The former California governor also shares youngest son Joseph Baena, 28, with former housekeeper Mildred Patricia Baena.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of housekeeper

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“Gofer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gofer. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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