gofer

Etymology

From go + fer (for), as in “go for coffee” or “go for that document” etc.

noun

  1. (informal) A worker who runs errands; an errand boy.
    More and more people agreed to help with the mailings, the hand-distribution of flyers, and telephonings. Others agreed to be gofers and fetchers. 2001, William Hairston, Passion and Politics

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