gopher
go-pher
noun
A burrowing North American rodent with large cheek pouches.
"The gopher dug tunnels under the garden."
noun
An informal term for a person who runs errands or does menial tasks.
"He was the office gopher, fetching coffee."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: pocket gopher, pouched rat, ground squirrel, spermophile, Minnesotan, goffer, gopher turtle, gopher tortoise, Gopherus polypemus