gofer Definition

an employee whose duties include running errands : lackey

a burrowing land tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) of the southern U.S.; broadly : any of several related land tortoises —called also gopher tortoise

any of a family (Geomyidae) of burrowing rodents of western North America, Central America, and the southern U.S. that are the size of a large rat and have large cheek pouches opening beside the mouth —called also pocket gopher

any of several small ground squirrels (genus Spermophilus) of the prairie region of North America