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Flunky vs Gofer - What's the difference?

flunky | gofer |

As nouns the difference between flunky and gofer

is that flunky is a sycophant; a servant or hanger-on who is kept for their loyalty or muscle rather than their intellect while gofer is a worker who runs errands; an errand boy.

flunky

English

Alternative forms

* flunkee * flunkey

Noun

(flunkies)
  • A sycophant; a servant or hanger-on who is kept for their loyalty or muscle rather than their intellect.

    • gofer

    English

    (wikipedia gofer)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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

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