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or gopher
as in assistant
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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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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 restaurant chain gets top marks for such fields as short-order cook and cafeteria attendant.
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Lots typically open three to four hours before the event, and attendants direct drivers to the next available spot.
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Chris Brown was found liable by a Los Angeles jury on Tuesday for $13 million in the gruesome case of a dog that mauled and disfigured his housekeeper at his home in 2020.
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Avila alleged in her lawsuit that she and sister Maria Avila were hired in November 2020 as housekeepers at Brown’s home in Tarzana.
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“Gofer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gofer. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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