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gopher
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gopher
a small burrowing rodent. Called pocket gopher because of its habit of storing food in a cheek pouch. Species are Thomomys talpoides (gray gopher) and Geomys spp. (pocket gopher).
gopher
Graduate education A denigrating term for a medical student who is treated as a scut monkey and told to get things for the department through which he or she is rotating at the time. See Rotater, Scut monkey.
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But Bemis voluntarily took on the task of keeping his co-workers cool, just as he volunteered to assume the larger role of liaison, trouble-shooter and general gofer during the remodeling project -- on top of his full-time job as evidence custodian.
KEEPING COLLEAGUES COOL EARNS ACCOLADES by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
Gordon the gofer goes on about the size and the morality of Sir Fred's pension and asks that he refuses to take it.
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The Gofer looks as if it will take flight, round up golf balls on a busy driving range or simply pedal you from point A to point B under a canary yellow canvas top.
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