goffer

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
  2. noun an iron used to press pleats and ridges
  3. noun an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats

Etymology

Borrowed from French gaufrer (“to stamp with a patterned tool”), from gaufre (“honeycomb”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

gopher

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