Dictionary Home »
Dictionary Definitions » gopher
gopher
(gō′fər)
☆
noun
- any of a family (Geomyidae) of burrowing rodents about the size of a large rat, with wide cheek pouches; pocket gopher
- any of a number of striped ground squirrels (genus Citellus) found on the prairies of North America
Origin: earlier magofer, prob. < AmInd
a burrowing land tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) found in SE U.S.- Informal a person born or living in Minnesota, called the
Origin: < ? Fr gaufre, honeycomb (see goffer): so called from its habit of burrowing
noun
Slang gofer
See gopher in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- Any of various short-tailed, burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae of North America, having fur-lined external cheek pouches. Also called pocket gopher.
- Any of various ground squirrels of the genus Citellus of North American prairies.
- Any of several burrowing tortoises of the genus Gopherus, especially G. polyphemus of the southeast United States.
Origin:
Origin: Probably short for earlier megopher, gopher tortoise
Origin: , of unknown origin
.noun
A protocol for the storage and retrieval of text on a computer network using a TCP/IP protocol.
Origin:
Origin: From the gopher mascot of the University of Minnesota, where the protocol was developed
.Learn more about gopher
