gopher

[ goh-fer ]

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Synonyms for gopher

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Antonyms for gopher

master

victim

noun. someone or something sacrificed, preyed upon

victims

noun. someone or something sacrificed, preyed upon

Word Origin & History

1812, American English, perhaps an Englishing of Louisiana French gaufre "honeycomb, waffle," said to have been used by French settlers in reference to small mammals on analogy of the structure of their burrows, from Old French gaufre, of Frankish origin. The rodent was the nickname of people from Arkansas (1845) and later Minnesota (1872). The gopherwood tree of the Bible (used by Noah to make the ark, Gen. vi:14) is unrelated; it is from Hebrew gofer, perhaps meaning the cypress.

Example Sentences forgopher

He is a gopher, and different from the common kind of turtle.

"It's my idea that the gopher isn't in here at all," announced Curley, with emphasis.

Why, you could have knocked me down with the kick of a gopher I was so dumfounded!

Though she was bent almost double, she was as spry as a gopher.

Gopher had dined all on board but the crew, who had turned in before I did.

Gopher had made provision for feeding the addition to our passengers.

Smith watched the antics of a gopher for a full minute before he replied.

The dinner was served in the cabin, and Gopher had done his best, as usual.

The gopher is a singular little animal, about the size of a squirrel.

Neither is there any mistaking the flavor of gopher extract.

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More words related to gopher

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victims