gofer

/ˈɡəʊfə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡəʊfər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgō-fər/ (ame, mw)

gofer — 名詞

  • gofersingular
  • gofersplural

1. a low-ranking worker hired mainly to fetch coffee, deliver messages, or run smal

1.名詞C2
釋義

打雜工；跑腿

辦公室或片場跑腿打雜的基層人員

a low-ranking worker hired mainly to fetch coffee, deliver messages, or run small practical jobs that nobody else has time for, often in an office, on a film shoot, or in a busy kitchen.

例句

Heloísa started at the production company as a gofer, fetching coffee and chasing scripts around set.

Heloísa 一開始在製作公司當打雜，負責端咖啡、滿片場追劇本。

typical workplace context: film/TV production

The trainee lawyers complained that they were treated as gofers for the senior partners.

幾位實習律師抱怨自己被當成資深合夥人的跑腿工。

passive frame: be treated as a gofer for [someone]

同義詞
  • errand boy

    older, gendered; same menial-fetching role

  • runner

    common in film/TV and kitchens; nearly identical scope

  • dogsbody

    British informal; broader — covers any unpleasant low-status task, not just fetching

文法句型

a gofer for [person/group]

用法筆記

Subject is typically a junior or newly-hired worker; often used with mild disparagement to mean someone given menial tasks below their training. Frequently appears with 'be treated as a gofer' or 'office/studio/kitchen gofer'.

常見錯誤

❌She works as gofer in the studio.
✅She works as a gofer in the studio.
💡the noun is countable; use the article.
❌I sent the gofer to fix the contract.
✅I sent the gofer to pick up the contract.
💡gofers fetch and deliver, they do not perform skilled work.