Definition of "gopher"

gopher¹

/ˈɡəʊfə/

noun
plural gophers
1. A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (true gophers).
2. A ground squirrel (Marmotinae spp.).
3. A gopher tortoise (Gopherus spp.).
4. A gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus).

gopher²

/ˈɡəʊfə/

noun
plural gophers
1. Alternative spelling of gofer
  Quotations
  Crackpot Texan oil magnate Felix Happer (Burt Lancaster) gets the idea that a small Scottish fishing village would be a marvellous acquisition for his so-rich-it-makes-you-sick company, Knox Oil and Gas, so he sends an executive gopher named MacIntyre (because that sounds Scottish, yeah – played by Peter Riegert) to close the deal and get the pipeline pencilled in.
  2015 March 12, Bill Mann, “The film that makes me cry: Local Hero”, in The Guardian‎