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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
put′ter•er, n. put′ter•ing•ly, adv. putt•er2 (put′ər),USA pronunciation n. [Golf.]- 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.
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