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gofer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++go·fer /ˈɡəʊfə $ ˈɡoʊfər/ noun [countable]  informalMESSAGE someone who carries messages etc for their employer 勤杂工
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goferI started out as a gofer, running errands for him and doing odd little jobs.Durham was a gofer, a nothing!
From Longman Business Dictionarygofergo‧fer /ˈgəʊfəˈgoʊfər/ noun [countable] informalJOB someone who carries messages or gets things for their employerThey hired me as a gofer, but while I took my boss’s suits to the cleaners and bought his wife flowers, I also learnt the business.Origin gofer (1900-2000) go for
go·fer nounChineseSyllable
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gofer
gofer /ˈɡəʊfə $ ˈɡoʊfər/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: go for
informal someone who carries messages etc for their employer


gofer (also go·pher) BrE /ˈɡəʊfə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡoʊfər/ 🔊 noun (informal) a person whose job is to do small boring tasks for other people in a company 勤杂员;跑腿的办事员 SYN dogsbody They call me the gofergo for this, go for that…他们称我为跑腿的——一会儿去拿这,一会儿去拿那…