Gopher

Definitions

1. An Internet protocol for document search and retrieval.
   Internet, historical
2. A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers).
3. Alternative spelling of gofer.
   alt-of, alternative
4. A ground squirrel (Marmotinae spp.).
5. A gopher tortoise (Gopherus spp.).
6. A gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus).
7. A Golang programmer.

Equivalents

Examples

“Crackpot Texan oil magnate Felix Happer (Burt Lancaster) gets the idea that a small Scottish fishing village would be a marvellous acquisition for his so-rich-it-makes-you-sick company, Knox Oil and Gas, so he sends an executive gopher named MacIntyre (because that sounds Scottish, yeah – played by Peter Riegert) to close⟳ the deal⟳ and get⟳ the pipeline pencilled in.”

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