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go·fer

also go-fer  (gō′fər)
n. Slang
An employee who runs errands in addition to performing regular duties.
[Alteration of go for, from that person's having to go for or after things.]
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gofer

(ˈɡəʊfə)
n
slang chiefly US and Canadian an employee or assistant whose duties include menial tasks such as running errands
[C20: originally US: alteration of go for]
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go•fer

go•pher

(ˈgoʊ fər)

n. Slang.
an employee whose chief duty is running errands.
[1925–30; resp. of go for]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.gofer - an employee whose duties include running errands
employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job
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Translations
poskok
juoksupoikalähetti

gofer

[ˈgəʊfeʳ] N → recadero/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gofer

[ˈgəʊfər] n → coursier/ière m/fgo-getter [ˈgəʊgɛtər] n → fonceur/euse m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gofer

n (inf) → Mädchen nt → für alles (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gofer

[ˈgəʊfəʳ] n (fam) → galoppino/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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