Gofer vs. Gopher

Gofernoun

(informal) A worker who runs errands; an errand boy.

Gofernoun

an employee whose duties include running errands

Gofer

A gofer, go-fer or gopher is an employee who specializes in the delivery of special items to their superior(s). Examples of these special items include a cup of coffee, a tailored suit, and a car.

Gophernoun

A small burrowing rodent, especially in the family Geomyidae.

Gophernoun

The gopher tortoise.

Gophernoun

The gopher rockfish.

Gophernoun

One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family Geomyidæ; - called also pocket gopher and pouched rat. See Pocket gopher, and Tucan.

Gophernoun

One of several western American species of the genus Spermophilus, of the family Sciuridæ; as, the gray gopher (Spermophilus Franklini) and the striped gopher (S. tridecemlineatus); - called also striped prairie squirrel, leopard marmot, and leopard spermophile. See Spermophile.

Gophernoun

A large land tortoise (Testudo Carilina) of the Southern United States, which makes extensive burrows.

Gophernoun

A large burrowing snake (Spilotes Couperi) of the Southern United States.

Gophernoun

a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)

Gophernoun

any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops

Gophernoun

burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America

Gophernoun

burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America

Gopher

Pocket gophers, commonly referred to simply as gophers, are burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae. The roughly 35 species are all endemic to North and Central America.