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gopher

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noun (1)

go·​pher ˈgō-fər How to pronounce gopher (audio)
1
: a burrowing land tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) of the southern U.S.
broadly : any of several related land tortoises

called also gopher tortoise

2
a
: any of a family (Geomyidae) of burrowing rodents of western North America, Central America, and the southern U.S. that are the size of a large rat and have large cheek pouches opening beside the mouth

called also pocket gopher

b
: any of several small ground squirrels (genus Spermophilus) of the prairie region of North America
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gopher

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noun (2)

go·​pher

less common spelling of gofer

informal
: an employee whose duties include running errands : lackey

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The researchers then calculated the daily root growth to determine how much of the gopher’s energy needs could be met by harvesting the roots, a statement explains. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2022 The calls come in for snakes of all varieties, including nonvenomous gopher, garter, king, racer, rosy boa and rat snakes. San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2022 The play opens with Donny, the owner of a junk shop, admonishing his gopher Bobby for his inattentiveness. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2022 Caddyshack – An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 1 Apr. 2022 With gopher tortoises listed as threatened, landowners are required to obtain permits from the commission before tortoises are captured and relocated. Jim Turner, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Jan. 2022 At Topo, in downtown Gilbert, the roof is flanked by a 7-foot-tall statue of a gopher. Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2021 Most people have never heard of, let alone seen, a dusky gopher frog. Tate Watkins, National Review, 29 Oct. 2021 The landowners did not have the inclination, money, or expertise to transform their acreage into dusky-gopher-frog habitat, and a critical-habitat designation gives landowners no incentive to do so. Tate Watkins, National Review, 29 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

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First Known Use

Noun (1)

1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of gopher was in 1791

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