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Definition: Goffer |
GofferNoun1. A zealously energetic person (especially a salesman). 2. An iron used to press pleats and ridges. 3. An ornamental frill made by pressing pleats. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Note: Goffer \Gof"fer\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Goffered; present participle verb or noun Goffering.]. (references) |
"Goffer" is a common misspelling or typo for: Gaffer, Gofer, Gopher. |
Synonyms: GofferSynonyms: gauffer (n), gopher (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Goffer |
| English words defined with "goffer": Goffered, Goffering. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "goffer": gauffer. (references) |
| The following table summarizes the usage of "goffer" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Goffer | Last name | 170 | 47,267 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
goffer | 16 |
goffer snake | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "goffer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | تضليع, ثنية (flection, fold, plait, pleat, ply, ruck, shirring, tuck), ثنى (bend, deter, dissuade, drape, flex, fold, folding, hire, inflect, lap, pat, pleat, pliable, praise, pucker, replicate, tribute, tuck). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | плисе (doubling, gauffer, plait, pleat). (various references) | |
Czech | kadeřit (Crimp, curl, gauffer), želízko (curling irons, gauffer). (various references) | |
Danish | gaufrere (emboss, figure, gauffer, watering). (various references) | |
Dutch | blinddrukken reliëfdrukken (emboss, figure, gauffer). (various references) | |
French | gaufrer, faire plier, coursier. (various references) | |
German | gaufrieren (emboss, figure, gauffer, watering), prägen (emboss, stamp). (various references) | |
Greek | σχηματογραφώ (emboss, figure, gauffer), σχηματοτυπώνω (emboss, figure, gauffer), γκοφράρω (emboss, figure, gauffer). (various references) | |
Hungarian | gumírozás (gauffer). (various references) | |
Italian | ferro per arricciare. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | offergay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | gofrar (emboss, figure, gauffer), preguear (frill, gather, kilt, plait, pleat, pucker, ruck, ruckle, ruffle, shirr), pregueado (gopher), plissar (pleat), plissado (gopher), ondear (undulate), lavrar (plough), frisar (curl), estampar (stamp). (various references) | |
Romanian | gofra (Crimp), plisa (Crimp, Crinkle, draw, enfold, fold, frill, full, pleat, ruffle, tuck), cuta (fold, pucker). (various references) | |
Russian | щипцы для гофрировки, гофрировка (gauffer, gopher). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | nabor (crease, crinkle, fold, frill, plait, pleat, pucker, ruck, tuck, wrinkle). (various references) | |
Spanish | gofradora (gauffer), pasar (spend, pass, go, happen), estampar (impress, imprint, print, stamp). (various references) | |
Swedish | goffrering (gauffer), goffrera (gauffer). (various references) | |
Turkish | kıvırmak (angle, bend, contort, Crimp, crisp, crook, curl, curl up, do successfully, drape, enfold, entwine, entwist, fold, fold down, frill, frizz, frizzle, gauffer, gopher, handle, have a command of, inflect, intwine, manage, meander, squirm, squirm out of, tuck, tuck in, tuck up, turn back, turn down, twist, wind, wind up), kırma yapmak (gauffer, gopher), kırma demiri (gauffer, gopher). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | щипці для гофрування (gauffer), гофрувати (corrugate, frill, gauffer, quill, ruffle), гофрування (gauffer, gauffering, goffering, plait). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "goffer": goffered, goffering, goffers. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "goffer" (pronounced 'Gof"fer'): Afer, Chauffer, Fierasfer, gaffer, gauffer, Outsuffer, Zaffer. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-f-f-g-o-r" | |
-1 letter: forge, gofer, offer. | |
-2 letters: ergo, fore, froe, frog, goer, gore, ogre. | |
-3 letters: eff, ego, erg, fer, foe, fog, for, fro, gor, off, ore, ref, reg, roe. | |
-4 letters: ef, er, go, oe, of, or, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-f-f-g-o-r" | |
+1 letter: goffers. | |
+2 letters: goffered, offering. | |
+3 letters: coffering, forgetful, goffering, offerings. | |
+4 letters: forefinger, forfeiting, forfending, frogfishes, officering, proffering, reoffering. | |
+5 letters: afforesting, forefeeling, forefending, forefingers, forgetfully, overruffing. | |
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