gofer

Example Sentences

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The two first met at a Western Sizzlin steakhouse in Memphis, at a benefit for Don Ezell, the longtime gofer at Sun Records.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2024

He entered show business at age 16 as a TV mailroom gofer.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

Nauta frequently served as a kind of gofer, fetching any items the president might need throughout the day and tidying up the room, the former staffer said.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022

“Ryan basically was their little gofer boy,” Kristi said, “running around, shagging balls, running the bases, getting the balls for the big brothers, and he just learned the game very, very young.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2022

He tried to keep himself calm, but by the time a gofer commed him and squirted directions to the main ballroom, he was a wreck.

From Super Man and the Bug Out by Doctorow, Cory