"gopher" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡəʊfə/ [UK], /ˈɡoʊfɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gopher.wav Forms: gophers [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊfə(ɹ) Etymology: Perhaps an adaptation of Cajun French gaufre (literally “honeycomb, waffle”), based on the analogy of holes in the ground to the indentations in a honeycomb or a waffle (doublet of waffle). Alternatively, from Muskogean. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frc|gaufre|lit=honeycomb, waffle}} Cajun French gaufre (literally “honeycomb, waffle”), {{doublet|en|waffle|nocap=1}} doublet of waffle, {{der|en|nai-mus}} Muskogean Head templates: {{en-noun}} gopher (plural gophers)
  1. A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (true gophers). Categories (lifeform): Rodents, Tortoises Translations (small burrowing rodent): йомран (yomran) (Bashkir), су́слік (súslik) [masculine] (Belarusian), 囊地鼠 (nángdìshǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 囊鼠 (nángshǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), sysel [masculine] (Czech), taskurotta (Finnish), géomys [masculine] (French), gaufre [masculine] (French), gaufre à poche [masculine] (French), Erdhörnchen [neuter] (German), Ziesel [masculine] (German), Zieselmaus [feminine] (German), Geomyidae) (english: Taschenratte f (family) (German), tasakospatkány (Hungarian), ürge (Hungarian), ジリス (jirisu) (Japanese), ハタリス (hatarisu) (Japanese), naʼazísí (Navajo), jordekorn [neuter] (Norwegian), kinnposerotte (english: family: Geomyidae) [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), Geomyidae) (english: kinnposerotte f (family) (Norwegian Nynorsk), Ieedkota [masculine] (Plautdietsch), suseł [masculine] (Polish), geômis [masculine] (Portuguese), су́слик (súslik) [masculine] (Russian), syseľ [masculine] (Slovak), geómido [masculine] (Spanish), tuza [feminine] (Spanish), taltuza [feminine] (Spanish), topo [masculine] (Spanish), kindpåsråtta [common-gender] (Swedish), ховра́х (xovráx) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ховрашо́к (xovrašók) [masculine] (Ukrainian), goffer (West Frisian), baj (Yucatec Maya)
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  2. A ground squirrel (Marmotinae spp.).
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  3. A gopher tortoise (Gopherus spp.). Categories (lifeform): Tortoises
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  4. A gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus). Categories (lifeform): Tortoises
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Synonyms: gauffre Derived forms: camas pocket gopher, gopher ball, gopher mob, gopher snake, gopher spurge (taxonomic: Euphorbia spp.), pocket gopher (taxonomic: Geomyidae sp.), striped gopher Related terms: gopher wood
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡəʊfə/ [UK], /ˈɡoʊfɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gopher.wav Forms: gophers [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊfə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gopher (plural gophers)
  1. Alternative spelling of gofer Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: gofer
    Sense id: en-gopher-en-noun-KbtvllO8
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Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "A gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gopher rockfish",
          "gopher rockfish"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡəʊfə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gopher.wav",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡoʊfɚ/",
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      "rhymes": "-əʊfə(ɹ)"
    }
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      "word": "gauffre"
    }
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      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "yomran",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "word": "йомран"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "súslik",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "су́слік"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nángdìshǔ",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "word": "囊地鼠"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nángshǔ",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "word": "囊鼠"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "sysel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "word": "taskurotta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "géomys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gaufre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gaufre à poche"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Erdhörnchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ziesel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zieselmaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "Taschenratte f (family",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "word": "Geomyidae)"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "word": "tasakospatkány"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "word": "ürge"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jirisu",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "word": "ジリス"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hatarisu",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "word": "ハタリス"
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    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "word": "naʼazísí"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "jordekorn"
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      "english": "family: Geomyidae",
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      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kinnposerotte"
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    {
      "code": "nn",
      "english": "kinnposerotte f (family",
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      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
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    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ieedkota"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "suseł"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "geômis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "súslik",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "су́слик"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "syseľ"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "geómido"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tuza"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "taltuza"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "topo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kindpåsråtta"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xovráx",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ховра́х"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xovrašók",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ховрашо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "word": "goffer"
    },
    {
      "code": "yua",
      "lang": "Yucatec Maya",
      "sense": "small burrowing rodent",
      "word": "baj"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gopher"
}

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          "ref": "2015 March 12, Bill Mann, “The film that makes me cry: Local Hero”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "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.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡəʊfə/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡoʊfɚ/",
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      "rhymes": "-əʊfə(ɹ)"
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  ],
  "word": "gopher"
}

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