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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024put•ter1 /ˈpʌtɚ/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner:puttering around the house.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] pot•ter /ˈpɑtɚ/USA pronunciation put•ter•er, n. [countable]putt•er2 /ˈpʌtɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Sporta golf club used in putting.
- Sporta person who putts a golf ball.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024put•ter1 (put′ər),USA pronunciation v.i. - 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. - putter away, to spend or fill in a random, inconsequential, or unproductive way;
fritter away;
waste:We puttered the morning away.
n. - puttering or ineffective action;
dawdling.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] potter. - variant of potter2 1875–80
- Sporta person who putts.
- Sporta club with a relatively short, stiff shaft and a wooden or iron head, used in putting.
put•ter3 (pŏŏt′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that puts.
- Sport[Track.]a shot-putter.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: putter /ˈpʌtə/ n - a club for putting, usually having a solid metal head
- a golfer who putts
putter /ˈpʌtə/ US Canadian vb - (intr;often followed by about or around) to busy oneself in a desultory though agreeable manner
- (intr;often followed by along or about) to move with little energy or direction
- (transitive) usually followed by away: to waste (time)
n - the act of puttering
Equivalent term (in Britain and certain other countries): potter Etymology: 16th Century (in the sense: to poke repeatedly): from Old English potian to thrust; see put putter /ˈpʊtə/ n - a person who puts: the putter of a question
- a person who puts the shot
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