gofer
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He began his career in the film industry in the mid-1930s working as an extra and was a gofer at Denham Film Studios, where he first met Lean, an editor, in 1942.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2024
Often, Armstrong recalls getting the last laugh on those who disrespected him — he harangues that gofer, and the studio, too, telling both where to stick their movie.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
Jimmy, of course, insists on bringing Chuck everything he needs despite Chuck reminding Jimmy that he has the means to hire a gofer.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2022
He was a gofer, a 14-year-old kid working backstage in a play that I was doing at Hull House, which was the beginning of the theater movement in Chicago.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2021
He tried to keep himself calm, but by the time a gofer commed him and squirted directions to the main ballroom, he was a wreck.
From Super Man and the Bug Out by Cory Doctorow
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