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Noun: gofer  gow-fu(r)
  1. [informal] An employee whose duties include running errands and doing minor tasks
    "The intern started as a gofer, fetching coffee and making copies";
    - gopher [informal]
     
  2. A zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
    "The new gofer in the sales department was always eager to take on extra tasks";
    - gopher

Sounds like: goby, Gofer, go

Derived forms: gofers

Type of: busy bee [informal], eager beaver [informal], employe [US], employee, live wire [informal], sharpy [informal]

Encyclopedia: Gofer