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or gopher
as in assistant
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Recent Examples of gofer
One man, a lowly gofer, testified that he and others were instructed to get cleaning supplies and pick up the mutilated corpses, which were stuffed into plastic garbage bags.
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Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
The group brought in others: a butcher here, a car-wash operator there, in addition to dozens of gofers, petty drug peddlers, and lookouts who kept an eye on the whereabouts of every resident, visitor, and passerby in the G.U.’s areas of control.
—Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
When Grainge was seventeen, a talent agent in Soho hired him as a sandwich guy, the lowliest gofer.
—John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
Though her daughter, who just started playing the cello, will join Giddens in Ojai as a gofer.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
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Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
The group brought in others: a butcher here, a car-wash operator there, in addition to dozens of gofers, petty drug peddlers, and lookouts who kept an eye on the whereabouts of every resident, visitor, and passerby in the G.U.’s areas of control.
—Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
When Grainge was seventeen, a talent agent in Soho hired him as a sandwich guy, the lowliest gofer.
—John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
Though her daughter, who just started playing the cello, will join Giddens in Ojai as a gofer.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gofer
Noun
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Payton once counted Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady and offensive line coach Aaron Kromer among his assistants with the New Orleans Saints.—
Nick Kosmider,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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At one point, the blaze encroached upon the homes of Close and assistant Tony Newnan, who live near the edge of the fire zone.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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Having progressed from bottle washing and being a general dogsbody to a youth strength and conditioning coach, Bunce served as Southampton’s head of athletic development between 2011 and 2014, working closely with youngsters such as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Luke Shaw.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
17 Dec. 2024
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Mercedes is everybody’s dogsbody, at home and at work.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2024
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Sophie Monks Kaufman is a writer, film-industry factotum and mixed bag of expressive impulses based in London.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
14 Jan. 2025
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Alberto, who counted with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as his vice-president and de facto factotum of power, executed a delicate balancing act while having to negotiate with both his internal rivals and the opposition coalition, Juntos por el Cambio.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes,
30 Mar. 2024
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But for those who experienced the desperate, dismal drudge of Forest’s three seasons in League One, the third tier of English football, from 2005-08 — and visits to clubs including Yeovil, Carlisle, Tranmere and Hartlepool — there has been a long wait for moments like this.—
Paul Taylor,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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Freed from drudge work, these workers should be empowered to focus on more creative tasks and problem-solving.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
7 Aug. 2024
Noun
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The female attendant on duty was kind enough to assist me by dragging the hose across my vehicle to fuel up.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2025
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Consider paying inside with the attendant, not outside at the pump.—
Fernanda Galan,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Jan. 2025
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From 2003 to 2017, Mr. Trump’s companies were approved for more than 1,000 H-2 visas for jobs like cooks, housekeepers and waiters at his properties, including Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., and the Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla., Labor Department data show.—
Ken Bensinger,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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Many people are tipping their babysitters, housekeepers and teachers this holiday season, but often by the same amounts as three years ago.—
J.J. McCorvey,
NBC News,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Gofer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gofer. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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