variants
or less commonly go-fer
or gopher
informal
: an employee whose duties include running errands : lackey
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The 360-acre preserve adjacent to the LEC and Deltona Regional Library is home to a variety of wildlife, including Florida scrub jays and gopher tortoises, which are drawn to the low vegetation and sandy ridges of the scrub habitat.
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
While gopher tortoises can be encountered in abundance during a visit to the park, guests can also marvel at its longleaf pine forests, with bird species like the downy woodpecker and red-breasted nuthatch found flitting from tree to tree.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Seminole State Park Just north of the Florida Panhandle, Seminole State Park offers an opportunity to spot one of the South’s most intriguing reptiles—the gopher tortoise.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Keep an eye out for rare species like the American kestrel, gopher tortoise, and the flatwoods salamander.
—Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
While gopher tortoises can be encountered in abundance during a visit to the park, guests can also marvel at its longleaf pine forests, with bird species like the downy woodpecker and red-breasted nuthatch found flitting from tree to tree.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Seminole State Park Just north of the Florida Panhandle, Seminole State Park offers an opportunity to spot one of the South’s most intriguing reptiles—the gopher tortoise.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Keep an eye out for rare species like the American kestrel, gopher tortoise, and the flatwoods salamander.
—Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Gofer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gofer. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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