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Gopher vs Gofer - What's the difference?

gopher | gofer |

As nouns the difference between gopher and gofer

is that gopher is a small burrowing rodent, especially in the family Geomyidae while gofer is a worker who runs errands; an errand boy.

gopher

English

Etymology 1

Perhaps from French gaufre, based on the analogy of holes in the ground to the indentations in a waffle.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small burrowing rodent, especially in the family Geomyidae.
  • The gopher tortoise

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • See also

    * gopher wood * gauffre

    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

    Anagrams

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