gopher

ˈɡoʊfər

Definition

Definition of gopher - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

errand runner

person who runs errands especially in an office

The intern worked as a gopher during the busy conference..

courier

messenger

runner

animals

small burrowing rodent native to North America

The gopher dug a hole in the garden.

burrower

ground squirrel

pocket gopher

technology

Dated

program that retrieves information from the Internet

Dated

He used a gopher to find the data online.

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small burrowing rodent native to North America

Expressions with gopher

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pocket gopher

burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches found in America

A pocket gopher dug tunnels in the garden.

gopher wood

unidentified wood used for Noah's Ark construction

Gopher wood was used to build Noah's Ark.

gopher snake

nonvenomous snake of genus Pituophis found in North America

The gopher snake slithered through the desert sand.

gopher tortoise

burrowing land tortoise native to southeastern North America

The gopher tortoise digs deep burrows in sandy soil.

Origin of gopher

French, gaufre (honeycomb) + -er (agent noun)

Terms with gopher included in their meaning

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gopherspace

internet

information available via the Gopher protocol on the Internet

Examples of gopher in a sentence

He hired a gopher to handle daily tasks.
A gopher can cause significant damage to crops.
We spotted a gopher peeking out of its burrow.
The IT department implemented a gopher for data retrieval.
Researchers rely on a gopher to access archived documents.

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French:factotum, spermophile, ...
German:Laufbursche, Gopher, ...
Italian:fattorino, gopher, ...
Spanish:recadero, tuza, ...
Portuguese:assistente, roedor escavador, ...
Chinese:跑腿, 地鼠, ...
Japanese:雑用係, ホリネズミ, ...
Arabic:مُنَفِّذُ الْمَهَمّات, غُوفَر, ...
Hebrew:רָץ שְׁלִיחֻיּוֹת, גּוֹפֶר, ...
Russian:помощник, гофер, ...
Ukrainian:помічник, гофер, ...
Hindi:सहायक, गॉफ़र, ...
Bengali:দূত, গোফার, ...
Catalan:missatger, geomis, ...
Czech:poslíček, gopher, ...
Danish:altmuligmand, gnaver, ...
Dutch:loopjongen, goffer, ...
Greek:αγγελιοφόρος, σκίουρος γκόφερ, ...
Hungarian:mindenes, erszényes hörcsögpatkány, ...
Khmer:អ្នករត់ការងារ, សត្វកកេរតូចមួយប្រភេទ ដែលរស់នៅក្នុងរូងដីនៅអាមេរិកខាងជើង, ...
Korean:심부름꾼, 고퍼, ...
Persian:پادو, گوفر, ...
Polish:goniec, gofer, ...
Portuguese (BR):assistente, tucotuco, ...
Romanian:om de încredere, rozător de pământ, ...
Swedish:springpojke, gofer, ...
Thai:เด็กใช้, โกเฟอร์, ...
Turkish:ayakçı, yer sincabı, ...
Vietnamese:người chạy việc, chuột chũi, ...

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