Meaning & use
Gofer
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An employee or assistant whose job mainly involves running errands and fetching things for others.
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As the newest intern, she spent her first week as a gofer for the production team.
The film set relied on a small army of gofers to keep everyone supplied with coffee.
A note on using this word
"Gofer" is a playful pun on the phrase "go for," reflecting the job's main task of going to fetch things.
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