gopher (n.)

  1. a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)

    [ Syn: goffer ]

  2. a native or resident of Minnesota

    [ Syn: minnesotan , gopher ]

  3. any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops

    [ Syn: ground squirrel , spermophile ]

  4. burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America

    [ Syn: pocket gopher , pouched rat ]

  5. burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America

    [ Syn: gopher tortoise , gopher turtle , gopherus polypemus ]

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