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Definitions for Gopher

[1] any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America.
[2] pocket gopher.
[3] gopher tortoise.
[4] gopher snake.
[5] (initial capital letter ) a native or inhabitant of Minnesota (used as a nickname).
[6] (initial capital letter ) Computers . a protocol for a menu-based system of accessing documents on the Internet. any program that implements this protocol.
[7] Mining . to mine unsystematically. to enlarge a hole, as in loose soil, with successively larger blasts.
[8] gofer.
[9] an employee whose chief duty is running errands.
[10] Also called: pocket gopher any burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae, of North and Central America, having a thickset body, short legs, and cheek pouches
[11] another name for ground squirrel
[12] any burrowing tortoise of the genus Gopherus, of SE North America
[13] gopher snake another name for bull snake
[14] slang , mainly US and Canadian an employee or assistant whose duties include menial tasks such as running errands

Words related to Gopher

martyr, fatality, casualty, sufferer, slave, servant, serf, peasant, drudge, laborer, farmhand, gudgeon, underdog, stooge, pawn, gull, immolation, dupe, patsy, mark

Words nearby Gopher

goossens, goosy, goozle, gop, gopak, gopher, gopher ball, gopher plant, gopher snake, gopher state, gopher tortoise

Origin of Gopher

fer1965–70; respelling of go for (verb phrase), with -er representing both vowel reduction in for and -er1

Words that may be confused with Gopher

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, gofergofer, gopher

Word origin for Gopher

ferC20: originally US: alteration of go for

Synonyms for Gopher

drudge, farmhand, laborer, peasant, serf, servant, slave, farm worker, unskilled laborer