gofer

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He entered show business at age 16 as a TV mailroom gofer.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

McCarthy climbed the political ladder from volunteer gofer for a hometown congressman to U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2023

Often, Armstrong recalls getting the last laugh on those who disrespected him — he harangues that gofer, and the studio, too, telling both where to stick their movie.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2022

Nauta frequently served as a kind of gofer, fetching any items the president might need throughout the day and tidying up the room, the former staffer said.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022

He tried to keep himself calm, but by the time a gofer commed him and squirted directions to the main ballroom, he was a wreck.

From Super Man and the Bug Out by Doctorow, Cory