gofer

noun
/ˈɡoʊfɚ/US

Etymology

From go + fer (for), as in “go for coffee” or “go for that document” etc. Possibly also a pun on the rodent gopher, animals known for both their vast tunneling and their hoarding activities.

Definitions

  1. A worker who runs errands

    A worker who runs errands; an errand boy.

    • More and more people agreed to help with the mailings, the hand-distribution of flyers, and telephonings. Others agreed to be gofers and fetchers.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for gofer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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