gofer

English

Etymology

From go +‎ fer (for).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoʊfɚ/
Homophone: gopher

Noun

gofer (plural gofers)

(informal) A worker who runs errands; an errand boy.
- William Hairston, Passion and Politics
  More and more people agreed to help with the mailings, the hand-distribution of flyers, and telephonings. Others agreed to be gofers and fetchers.

Synonyms

dogsbody

Translations

worker

Czech: poskok (cs) m
Danish: stik i rend dreng, fidibus (slang)
Dutch: loopjongen (nl) m, manusje-van-alles (nl) n
Finnish: juoksupoika, lähetti (fi), tsuppari
German: Aushilfskraft f
Japanese: パシリ (pashiri)

Maori: tonotono
Portuguese: moço de recados m
Russian: ма́льчик на побегушках m (málʹčik na pobeguškax)
Spanish: mandado (es)
Tamil: அல்லக்கை (ta) (allakkai)

Anagrams

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