gopher

noun
UK: /ˈɡəʊ.fər/
US: /ˈɡoʊ.fər/

  1. A small animal with cheek pouches that lives underground.

    1. A gopher popped its head out of its burrow in the yard.
    2. The farmer set traps to get rid of the gopher that was damaging his crops.

Synonyms

errand boy helper assistant ground squirrel
gopher noun

  1. A person who does odd jobs or runs errands.

    1. He was the office gopher, doing whatever was needed.
    2. As a summer intern, she started as a gopher but soon got more responsibilities.
gopher verb

  1. To search or dig (often used with 'for').

    1. I had to gopher for the right tool.
    2. She had to gopher around in the attic to find her old photo albums.
gopher intransitive-verb

  1. To run errands or do odd jobs for someone.

    1. He gophers for his boss all the time.
    2. The intern gophers around the office, completing various small tasks.
gopher transitive-verb

  1. To search diligently, often through many things to find something.

    1. I had to gopher through the documents.
    2. She gophered through old files hoping to find the missing information.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "gopher" is /ˈɡəʊ.fər/ in British English and /ˈɡoʊ.fər/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "gopher": errand boy, helper, assistant, ground squirrel.

Example usage of "gopher": "A gopher popped its head out of its burrow in the yard.". More examples on the page.