Definition of gopher
noun
1 (also pocket gopher) a burrowing rodent with fur-lined pouches on the outside of the cheeks, found in North and Central America. - Family Geomyidae: several genera and species
2 (also gopher tortoise) a tortoise of dry sandy regions that excavates tunnels as shelter from the sun, native to the southern US. - Gopherus polyphemus, family Testudinidae
3 (also
Gopher)
Computing a menu-based system for Internet searching and document retrieval, largely superseded by the World Wide Web. [1990s: named after the gopher mascot of the University of Minnesota, where the system was invented]
