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Gopher

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɡəʊfə

Definitions

  1. An Internet protocol for document search and retrieval.
  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

14 more languages
Catalàgòfer
Češtinasysel
Magyarürge
Íslenskagúlrotta
Македонскистоболка
Polskisuseł
Portuguêsgeômis
Русскийсуслик
SlovenčinaSysel
Українськаховрахховрашо́к

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, yeahplayed by Peter Riegert) to close the deal and get the pipeline pencilled in.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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