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Lackey vs Gofer - What's the difference?

lackey | gofer |

As nouns the difference between lackey and gofer

is that lackey is a footman, a liveried male servant while gofer is (informal) a worker who runs errands; an errand boy.

As a verb lackey

is to attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously.

lackey

English

Alternative forms

* (verb only)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A footman, a liveried male servant.
  • A fawning, servile follower; a lickspittle.

    • Derived terms

    * lackey caterpillar * lackey moth

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To attend, wait upon, serve obsequiously
  • * Milton
    • A thousand liveried angels lackey her.
  • (obsolete) To toady, play the flunky

    • References

    * "lackey." Online Etymology Dictionary. 2008

    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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