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gofer

/ˈɡoʊfɚ/

Meanings
noun
A worker who runs errands; an errand boy.

Examples :

"The gofer brought the teacher's coffee and papers to her classroom. "
job person work business

Related Words

Illustration who

who noun

/huː/

A person under discussion; a question of which person.

"The teacher asked, "Who will present the project next week?" "

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classroom noun

/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/

A room, often in a school, where classes take place

"The children were excited to go to their classroom in the morning. "

Illustration boy

boy noun

/bɔːə/

A young male.

"Kate is dating a boy named Jim."

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

Illustration coffee

coffee noun

/ˈkɑ.fi/ /ˈkɒ.fi/ /ˈkɔ.fi/

A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

"My dad made a strong coffee before going to work. "

Illustration brought

brought verb

/bɹɔːt/ /bɹɔt/

(ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

"Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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errands noun

/ˈɛrəndz/ /ˈɜːrəndz/

A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.

"I need to go into town to run some errands, like buying groceries and mailing a letter. "

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runs noun

/ɹʌnz/

Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.

"I just got back from my morning run."

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errand noun

/ˈɛɹənd/

A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.

"My sister has an errand to run at the grocery store. "

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papers noun

/ˈpeɪpəz/ /ˈpeɪpɚz/

A sheet material used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.

"The student needed more papers to finish the writing assignment. "

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worker noun

/ˈwɜː.kə/ /ˈwɝ.kɚ/

A person who performs labor for a living, especially manual labor.

"The construction worker built a new house. "