gofer

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgəʊfər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgoʊfɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gō′fər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
go•fer or go-fer /ˈgoʊfɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable][Slang.]
  1. Slang Termsan employee whose chief duty is running errands.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
go•fer  (gō′fər),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]
  1. Slang Termsan employee whose chief duty is running errands.
Also, go′-fer, gopher. 
  • respelling, respelled of go for (verb, verbal phrase), with -er representing both vowel reduction in for and -er1 1965–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gofer /ˈɡəʊfə/ n
  1. slang chiefly US Canadian an employee or assistant whose duties include menial tasks such as running errands
Etymology: 20th Century: originally US: alteration of go for
'gofer' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
gopher - twofer

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