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putter
1[ puht-er ]
verb (used without object)
- to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner:
to putter in the garden.
- to move or go in a specified manner with ineffective action or little energy or purpose:
to putter about the house on a rainy day.
- to move or go slowly or aimlessly; loiter.
noun
- puttering or ineffective action; dawdling.
verb phrase
- to spend or fill in a random, inconsequential, or unproductive way; fritter away; waste:
We puttered the morning away.
putter
2[ puht-er ]
noun
- a person who putts.
- a club with a relatively short, stiff shaft and a wooden or iron head, used in putting.
putter
3[ poot-er ]
noun
- a person or thing that puts.
- Track. a shot-putter.
putter
1/ ˈʌə /
noun
- a club for putting, usually having a solid metal head
- a golfer who putts
putter
2/ ˈʌə /
verb
- intr;often foll by about or around to busy oneself in a desultory though agreeable manner
- intr;often foll by along or about to move with little energy or direction
to putter about town
- trusually foll byaway to waste (time)
noun
- the act of puttering
putter
3/ ˈʊə /
noun
- a person who puts
the putter of a question
- a person who puts the shot
Other Word Forms
- ܳt· noun
- ܳt·Բ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of putter1
Example Sentences
Scheffler, who came into Saturday at five under par, struggled with the putter and finished with a ho-hum par 72.
Rose's putter was red hot on the opening day, leading the strokes gained on the green by a substantial margin, and enabling him to open up a three-shot lead.
Computers select shots in part based the on the crowd reaction and player gestures, such as a fist pump or raised putter.
Rose made a rapid start with three birdies in the opening three holes, continuing to use his putter marvellously to sink three more in a row around the turn.
The UK's most famous shot putter, Geoff Capes twice won gold at both the Commonwealth Games and the European Indoor Championships.
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