noun

• A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (true gophers).
• A ground squirrel (Marmotinae spp.).
• A gopher tortoise (Gopherus spp.).
• A gopher rockfish (Sebastes carnatus).
• (Internet, historical) An Internet protocol for document search and retrieval.
• Alternative spelling of gofer [(informal) A worker who runs errands; an errand boy.]