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Recent Examples of gofer
One man, a lowly gofer, testified that he and others were instructed to get cleaning supplies and pick up the mutilated corpses, which were stuffed into plastic garbage bags.
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Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
The group brought in others: a butcher here, a car-wash operator there, in addition to dozens of gofers, petty drug peddlers, and lookouts who kept an eye on the whereabouts of every resident, visitor, and passerby in the G.U.’s areas of control.
—Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
When Grainge was seventeen, a talent agent in Soho hired him as a sandwich guy, the lowliest gofer.
—John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
Though her daughter, who just started playing the cello, will join Giddens in Ojai as a gofer.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
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Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
The group brought in others: a butcher here, a car-wash operator there, in addition to dozens of gofers, petty drug peddlers, and lookouts who kept an eye on the whereabouts of every resident, visitor, and passerby in the G.U.’s areas of control.
—Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
When Grainge was seventeen, a talent agent in Soho hired him as a sandwich guy, the lowliest gofer.
—John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
Though her daughter, who just started playing the cello, will join Giddens in Ojai as a gofer.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gofer
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To that end, AWS has developed internal tools like a triage assistant that uses natural language processing to identify patterns, recommend actions, and speed up decision-making.Tony Bradley, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Chicago Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham, considered a likely future GM, also worked for Newsome.The Athletic, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Having progressed from bottle washing and being a general dogsbody to a youth strength and conditioning coach, Bunce served as Southampton’s head of athletic development between 2011 and 2014, working closely with youngsters such as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Luke Shaw.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Mercedes is everybody’s dogsbody, at home and at work.Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
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Alberto, who counted with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as his vice-president and de facto factotum of power, executed a delicate balancing act while having to negotiate with both his internal rivals and the opposition coalition, Juntos por el Cambio.Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
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The Enterprise crew are military factotums like those in Graff’s book—their sometimes rigid adherence to protocol means they can barely be trusted to talk to other humans, let alone to extraterrestrials.Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
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Freed from drudge work, these workers should be empowered to focus on more creative tasks and problem-solving.Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2024
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Finally, give the drone scouts the drudge work, such as tediously scouring a large area.Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 9 July 2024
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Murnau’s titular character is a hotel doorman whose entire sense of self collapses upon his demotion to washroom attendant.Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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The attendant then instructed Heiskell to place the cup over her ear.Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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An estimated 57% of consumers plan to tip their housekeepers, up 3 percentage points since last year and 10 since 2021, the biggest post-pandemic jump.J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Brad and Jane accidentally give their housekeeper their trip money.Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Gofer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gofer. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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