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Goffer

Definition: Goffer

Goffer

Noun

1. 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: Goffer

Synonyms: gauffer (n), gopher (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Goffer

English words defined with "goffer": Goffered, Goffering. (references)
Etymologies containing "goffer": gauffer. (references)

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Name Usage Frequency: Goffer

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.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
GofferLast name17047,267
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Expressions: Goffer

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

goffer

16

goffer snake

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Goffer

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.

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Derivations: Goffer

Derivations

Words beginning with "goffer": goffered, goffering, goffers. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Goffer"

Words rhyming with "goffer" (pronounced 'Gof"fer'): Afer, Chauffer, Fierasfer, gaffer, gauffer, Outsuffer, Zaffer. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Goffer

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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