Definition of GOFER

gofer

Plural: gofers

Noun

  • An employee who runs errands or performs menial tasks.
  • an employee whose duties include running errands
  • A worker who runs errands; an errand boy.

Examples

  • He felt like a GOFER, constantly searching for the perfect word in his Words With Friends dictionary.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

dogsbody

Scrabble Score: 9

gofer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
gofer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gofer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

gofer: valid Words With Friends Word