gopher
1
[ goh-fer ]
/ ˈgoʊ fər /
noun
verb (used without object)
Mining.
- to mine unsystematically.
- to enlarge a hole, as in loose soil, with successively larger blasts.
Origin of gopher
1
1785–95; earlier
megopher, magopher gopher tortoise; of obscure origin; spelling copies
gopher wood
Words nearby gopher
goossens,
goosy,
goozle,
gop,
gopak,
gopher,
gopher ball,
gopher plant,
gopher snake,
gopher state,
gopher tortoise
Definition for gopher (2 of 3)
Definition for gopher (3 of 3)
gofer
or go-fer, go·pher
[ goh-fer ]
/ ˈgoʊ fər /
noun Slang.
an employee whose chief duty is running errands.
Origin of gofer
1965–70; respelling of
go for (verb phrase), with
-er representing both vowel reduction in
for and
-er1
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gofer
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British Dictionary definitions for gopher (1 of 2)
gopher
/ (ˈɡəʊfə) /
noun
Also called: pocket gopher
any burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae, of North and Central America, having a thickset body, short legs, and cheek pouches
another name for ground squirrel
any burrowing tortoise of the genus Gopherus, of SE North America
gopher snake another name for bull snake
Word Origin for gopher
C19: shortened from earlier
megopher or
magopher, of obscure origin
British Dictionary definitions for gopher (2 of 2)
gofer
/ (ˈɡəʊfə) /
noun
slang, mainly US and Canadian
an employee or assistant whose duties include menial tasks such as running errands
Word Origin for gofer
C20: originally US: alteration of
go for