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Recent Examples of gofer
When Grainge was seventeen, a talent agent in Soho hired him as a sandwich guy, the lowliest gofer.
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John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
Though her daughter, who just started playing the cello, will join Giddens in Ojai as a gofer.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
His career in music started as a gofer at A&L Record Distributors before becoming general manager for Philly Groove Records.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
In its first sequence, a harried gofer named Manny Torres (played by Diego Calva) tries to transport an elephant into the Hollywood Hills for a big-shot producer’s party, a farcical task that ends with the elephant pooping on the camera lens—in a way, on the viewers themselves.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2022
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John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
Though her daughter, who just started playing the cello, will join Giddens in Ojai as a gofer.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
His career in music started as a gofer at A&L Record Distributors before becoming general manager for Philly Groove Records.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
In its first sequence, a harried gofer named Manny Torres (played by Diego Calva) tries to transport an elephant into the Hollywood Hills for a big-shot producer’s party, a farcical task that ends with the elephant pooping on the camera lens—in a way, on the viewers themselves.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2022
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Lead assistant coach David Adelman took on head coaching duties for the Nuggets in New Orleans, where the court was painted blue for their first NBA Cup game.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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The new system lets users ask questions about NASA’s satellite data in plain English, similar to chatting with a virtual assistant.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Mercedes is everybody’s dogsbody, at home and at work.Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
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From 1938 to 1940 Nick Clifford was on Mount Rushmore, first as dogsbody and wood-chopper, then as labourer and winchman.The Economist, The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019
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Alberto, who counted with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as his vice-president and de facto factotum of power, executed a delicate balancing act while having to negotiate with both his internal rivals and the opposition coalition, Juntos por el Cambio.Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
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The Enterprise crew are military factotums like those in Graff’s book—their sometimes rigid adherence to protocol means they can barely be trusted to talk to other humans, let alone to extraterrestrials.Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
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Freed from drudge work, these workers should be empowered to focus on more creative tasks and problem-solving.Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2024
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Finally, give the drone scouts the drudge work, such as tediously scouring a large area.Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 9 July 2024
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The show about Southern gas station attendants and diner waitresses ran for a year, and then refueled to go out on tour.Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024
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One thing is certain: Hinton takes pride in his work, always handling device check in the morning rather than delegating it to a junior attendant.Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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Olvera got her start as a housekeeper and early on made around $13.25 an hour.Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Zoom in: The union has proposed a $5-per-hour increase annually over three years at the Bayfront property, where housekeepers earn $24 per hour on average, per the U-T. The latest counteroffer from Hilton is a $1.25 raise each year over the life of the new contract, ABC10 reported.Kate Murphy, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Gofer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gofer. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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