词汇 | gofer |
释义 | gofer noun[ C ] USinformaluk /ˈɡəʊ.fər/ us /ˈɡoʊ.fɚ/ someone whose job is to be sent to get and carry things such as messages, drinks, etc. for other people in a company跑腿的办事员;勤杂工 People who serve other people anti-slavery below/above stairsidiom boot boy butler dogsbody handmaiden housemaid labourer lackey lady's maid lapdog retainer serfdom servant skivvy slave slave trade slaver valet vassal gofer | American Dictionarygofer noun[ C ] infmlus/ˈɡoʊ·fər/ a person whose job is to take messages or to collect and deliver things for other people gofer | Business Englishgofer noun[ C ] USinformal(alsogopher)uk /ˈɡəʊfər/us WORKPLACE someone who does boring jobs for other employees, for example carrying messages or making drinks: David works as a gofer at an independent television production company. Examples of gofergofer The word gofer for 'a minion or assistant' is a good case in point. Some bosses see all workers as a cross between a gofer and a personal servant. He is visibly bursting with pride at becoming a ministerial gofer, which makes me rather sad. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Otakon also enlists the help of non-staff assistants, who are referred to as gofers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He went on to a larger commercial-art studio, where he was a gofer and a delivery person. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Characterizing an architecture of the mausoleum we should mark its gofer surface which determines in significant measures an artistic expression of the appearance. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The largest events may require up to a hundred volunteers, not including gofers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Sena uses his running ability to be a gofer, which allows him to improve his running and dodging ability. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He first started out as a general studio hand, the proverbial gofer: sweeping the floor, making coffee, fetching and carrying. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He entered the movie business in the 1980s, starting out as a gofer and working his way up to assistant director. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As a child, he was the family gofer, as well a chaperone for his older sisters, which allowed him to see his neighbors struggling to make a living. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Danforth was a useful gofer. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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