any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America.

pocket gopher.

gopher tortoise.

gopher snake.

( initial capital letter ) a native or inhabitant of Minnesota (used as a nickname).

( initial capital letter ) Computers .

a protocol for a menu-based system of accessing documents on the Internet.

any program that implements this protocol.

Mining .

to mine unsystematically.

to enlarge a hole, as in loose soil, with successively larger blasts.